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A zone in which the ocean's salinity increases rapidly with increasing depth is called?
halocline
How do temperature and salinity relate to deep-current movement?
The density of the water increases with the salinity, so saline water is denser and sinks to the bottom. Temperature is also a factor, however. Cold, saline water is the densest
What is salinity and how does salinity change with depth?
Salinity refers to the concentration of salt in water. Salinity typically increases with depth in oceans due to the processes of evaporation and freezing which leave behind salt in the water, as well as the mixing of water masses within the ocean.
What is the relationship between water temperature and ocean depth?
Well as you go further down into the ocean, it will be colder. Usually but not always!! Temperature and salinity affect the density of seawater, and in many systems, density increases with depth (as temperature decreases and salinity increases). IT is however possible to observe patterns where dense water at depth is either very salty but warm, or very cold, but nearly fresh.
What do evaporation and freezing increase in the ocean?
Evaporation increases salinity in the ocean by concentrating the salt content in the remaining water. Freezing increases salinity by excluding salt from the ice crystals that form, leaving the surrounding water saltier.
What are some physical characteristics of the ocean?
Depth, salinity, currents, waves, and brightness.
How does the density of water change with depth?
the density of sea increases with depth
What are abiotic factors for the ocean?
tide temperature salinity depth and and i cannot think of the fifth
How does evaporation affects salinity?
Evaporation leaves salt behind. So as ocean water decreases, the percentage of salt increases, increasing salinity. As evaporation increases, rainfall also increases, thus it decreasing the salinity of ocean water.
What is the relationship between ocean depth and pressure?
As ocean depth increases, pressure also increases. This is because as water depth increases, there is more water above exerting force due to gravity. Pressure in the ocean increases about 1 atmosphere (atm) for every 10 meters of depth.
Which process increases the salinity of the ocean?
There are different kinds of process that deeply affects the salinity of ocean water. Continental deflections, Coriolis Effect, convection current and also evaporation.
What happens as the depth of The ocean increases?
Its intensity decreases.
