Density
Equation for density
Mass/Volume
Why does ice float?
Because it's less dense than liquid water
Chemical makeup of seasalt
NaCl - Sodium & chloride
What is the most known shark
Great White Shark
The oceans cover ___ of Earth
71%
Density is measured in
Mass (i.e grams) divided by volume (i.e mL)
What is equilibrium
Name of the water type between freshwater and saltwater
Brackish water
Shark skeletons are made of bone: True or False
False
The 5 Oceans are:
Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, and Antarctic Ocean.
What makes some ocean water less/more dense than other water?
Temperature and Salinity
Water exerts _______ force on submerged objects
Buoyant
Halocline
All sharks must keep moving to breathe: True or false
False
Most of Earth's species live in the ____
Ocean
The 3 oceanic layers
Submerged objects take the place of fluid _____ to its own volume
Equal
What percent of the ocean is salt? A. 14.2% B. 3.5% C. 8% D. 50%
B. - 3.5%
Livers filled with oil
What is the deepest point in the ocean
Why is cold water more dense than cold water?
Because the warmer water is, the more it expands; and the colder water is, the more it retracts
What are the 3 types of buoyancy?
Positive, neutral and negative
How does salt increase or decrease in the ocean?
Water evaporates and leaves the salt behind, or freshwater is introduced and the saltwater is diluted
Sharks use electrical signals to detect prey: True or False
True
A. - 5%