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| amount of salt dissolved in the water |
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| The most common salt in water is |
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Definition
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Term
| Two way to increase salinity |
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Definition
| freeze (ice is only water) and evaporation |
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Term
| To increase salinity you need to |
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Definition
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Term
| Three ways to decrease salinity |
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Definition
| runoff, precipitation, melting ice (glaciers, icebergs) |
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Term
| To decrease salinity you need to |
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Definition
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Term
| the three layers of the ocean are |
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Definition
surface zone
Thermocline/transition zone
Deep Zone |
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Term
| Characteristics of the Surface Layer of the ocean |
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Definition
1. warm water
2. close to the surface |
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Term
| Characteristics of the Thermocline |
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Definition
| temperature gets colder with depth |
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Term
| Characteristics of the deep zone |
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Definition
| very cold, very dense water |
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