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prperties/composition/currents

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what is in water hydrogen and oxygen
why does ice stay on the surface of a lake ice has the same density as water
what is cohesion the attraction amoung molecules that are alike
what is adhesion the attraction amoung molecules that are not alike
what is density the mass per unit volume of material
what is brackish water water that is a mixture between salty water and freshwater
what is the saltiest ocean the atlantic ocean
why do we use salt on the roads to melt ice salt helps to trap heat and it makes it warmer and lowers the freezing point of water
what stirs the upper layer of the sea surface circulation
what stirs the lower layer of the sea deep circulation
what happens to the salt on an iceburg salt stays in the ocean and leaves the iceburg as freshwater
what happens to sea water colder and saltier its density increases and starts to sink
how do ice burgs form in the ocean when salt water freezes the salt gets left behind and forms an iceburg with freshwater
why do iceburgs float in the ocean they float because water as a soild is less dense than as a liquid and it has billions of air bubbles in it
where did the salt in the ocean come from the salt in the ocean came from the salt on the land
where does the salt do when water evaporates the salt gets left behind
what are currents cohesive streams of sea water caused by wind,gravity, and density
how many gyres are there in the world 5
where are each of the gyres 2 in the atlantic ocean, 2 in the pacific ocean, and 1 in the indian ocean
what current goes through the place where the titanic sank the labrador current
where is the labrador current near greenland
what are the 5 gyres steared by the continents, wind, and gravity
what type of currents are their surface currents and deep currents
why do currents move the way they do wind and the coriolos effect
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