3.1 Flashcards
What is salinity
Salinity is the ant of dissolved salt in water
What % of earth is covered by oceans
71% in sea water
Water that contains dissolved solids is________ than water with no dissolved solids
Heavier or more dense
Which type of water has fewer dissolved solids, less dense than salt water
Fresh water
Which type of water is more dense than fresh water, more dissolved solids
Ocean water
Which type of water is 10 times saltier than ocean, more dense than ocean water
Dead Sea water
What three layers do oceanographers divide ocean water
Surface layer
The thermocline
The deep water
Surface layer is _____ because of the sun
Warm
Which ocean floor is narrow, steep sides clefts in the ocean floor
Ocean trench
Which ocean floor is a chain of mountains that run thru an ocean basin
Mid ocean ridge
Which ocean floor is flat or gradually sloping land that extends underwater from the edge of a continent to a continental slope
Continental shelf
