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Ocean Backup
Jeremy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Is the salinity lower near the poles or the equator | Equator |
| What does ppt stand for | part per thousand |
| What is the average ocean salanity | 35 ppt |
| What is the salanity of freshwater | .5 ppt |
| What is a estuaries | Estuaries are where fresh water meets ocean water |
| At what temperature is water the denseist | 4 degrees Fahrenheit |
| What are the 2 most common elements found in seawater | Hydrogen and Oxygen |
| What ocean has the highest salinity | Atlantic Ocean |
| Which is denser water or ice | water |
| Which ocean is the largest and the deepest | Pacific Ocean |
| What is brackish water | Salt water mixed with freshwater |
| What is the salinity of brackish water | 5-7 ppt |
| Which zone gets the greatest amount of sunlight | Surface zone |
| What are the 4 things scientists classify ocean zones by | Amount of sunlight, temperature, density, salinity |
| In tropical regions as depth increases, does tempature increase or decrease | decrease |
| In temperate regions, as depth increases, does salinity increase or decrease | decrease |
| In polar regions, what happens to density | It stays the same |
| What is the saltiest body of water and what is its salinty | Dead sea 40 ppt |
| What pecerntage of earth is covered by water | 30 percent |
| What is the difference between a sea and a ocean | A sea is surround by some land and is smaller than a ocean |
| How is there salt in the ocean | Waves brush up against rocks, eroding them. the rocks contain salt, and when they are eroded, they lay around until they are swept back to sea |
| Is there more rain near the equator or the poles | the equator |
| What is the zone that receives the most sunlight called | Surface zone |
| True or false: Gold can be found in the ocean | True |
| True or false: In temperate regions as depth increases density decreases | True |