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Flashcards in A&O- Salinity Deck (10)
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1
Q

Oceans cover what percentage of the earths surface

A

70%

2
Q

Which is denser, ocean or air

A

Ocean (1000x heavier)

3
Q

What percentage of sea water is salt

A

0.035%

4
Q

Does the ocean or atmosphere flow quicker

A

Atmosphere flows quicker

5
Q

Heat energy capacity =

A

Mass x heat capacity

6
Q

What is heat energy capacity

A

The amount of energy thing thing of interest holds

7
Q

How can you make water more saline

A

Evaporation

8
Q

How does salinity affect circulation

A

It changes the density of the water (saline water sinks but also traps less saline water beneath it)

9
Q

Thermohaline circulation is strongly bounded by what

A

Bathymetry

10
Q

What happens to the temperature of water as it moves away from the surface

A

It cools