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There are three ways to find the salinity of a body of water.
The Evaporation Method:
Evaporate the salt water, and measure the weight of the salt residue.
Ex: 2g of Salt Residue, after evaporation, and 50 cubic cm of water it was taken from.
Divide the grams of salt by the weight of the water and multiply by 1000 to find the salinity in (parts per thousand). Salinity = 40 parts per thousand.
The Drop Method:
Since many sailors could not evaporate sea water, because it was too hazardous, they developed the Drop Method. In this method, you have to add drops of silver nitrate into the water, until it turns cloudy.
Ex: 20 drops of silver nitrate until cloudy.
You have to divide the drops of silver nitrate by 0.55 because no matter what type of salt it is, there will always be 55% chlorine in it. The drops of silver nitrate react with the chlorine.
The Electrocution Method:
Keep a control and measure the # of volts that react with the salt. This requires a graph that corresponds your manipulated and responding variables. Then to find the salinity extend your graph find the salinity that matches your # of volts, or the other way around.
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The measure of the amount of solids dissolved in ocean water is what?
salinity
How do oceanographs measure the salinity ocean water?
Oceanographers measure the salinity of the ocean by hand held refractometer, hydrometer, and conductivity meter.
How do oceanographers measure the salinity of ocean water?
Oceanographers measure the salinity of the ocean by hand held refractometer, hydrometer, and conductivity meter.
True or false places where rivers pour fresh water into the ocean have low salinity?
Salinity is a measure of how salty water is. Ocean water is more salty in some places than in others. The answer is yes, places where rivers pour fresh water into the ocean have low salinity because fresh water is normally cold and in warm areas, ocean water evaporates quicker. When this happens, salt is left behind and the ocean water has a higher salinity.
How do scientist measure the salinity of ocean water?
count the grams of salt present in ever 1,000 grams of water
What is a measure of how salty water is?
Salinity is a measure of the saltiness of water.
How do scientists measure the salinity ocean water?
count the grams of salt present in ever 1,000 grams of water
What is the job outlook for an oceanographer?
going on a dive to collect different samples of ocean water at different depths
What are three tasks that an oceanographer does daily?
An oceanographer studies water chemicals, underwater life and sediments all about the ocean and its inhabitants.
What do oceanographers measure in order to determine the salinity of ocean water?
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The salinity of the ocean?
You could increase the salinity of the ocean by adding salt or removing water (ie: by evaporation).
Which areas of the ocean have the lowest salinity and why?
The lowest areas of salinity in an ocean are near where fresh water rivers empty into them. This is because the influx of fresh water creates an area of lower salinity compared to the remainder of the ocean.
