Dissolved Oxygen
What happens to the oxygen level with an increase in depth?
What is the density of pure water?
1.00 g/cm3
What is the name for where salt and fresh water meet?
Estuary
Which does sound travel faster in the Sofar Channel or the Shadow Zone?
Sofar Channel
Increase in density with increase depth
Pynocline
In which region do gasses dissolve better?
Polar Region
What is the density of ocean water?
Between 1.020 g/cm3 and 1.030 g/cm3
What two types of water meet to form an estuary?
Salt water and Fresh water
Which location has colder, more dense water, the Sofar Channel or the Shadow Zone?
Shadow Zone
Decrease in temperature with increase in depth
Thermocline
What measures the salinity and total dissolved solids using electrons?
Electrical Conductivity
Which has the higher density warm or cold water?
Cold
Which is less dense Salt water or Fresh water?
Fresh water
Submarines hide from sonar in which location, the Sofar Channel or the Shadow Zone?
Rapid salinity increase with increase in depth
Halocline
What is the most abundant gas in seawater?
Nitrogen
What is the term used to describe why an ice cube floats on water?
Density
A coastal water body where rivers and streams mix with what to form an Estuary?
An ocean
Which would be better for Whales to communicate in, the Sofar Channel or the Shadow Zone?
Sofar Channel
Combination of thermocline and halocline produces
Pynocline