Introduction to the Oceans
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Introduction to the OceansQuestions
- What percent of the earth's surface is covered by water?
- What are the major characteristics of the deep zone of the ocean?
- What is salinity?
- What are the five oceans?
- What are the different zones of the ocean?
- How does the salinity of the oceans vary with climate?
- What is the density of ocean water dependent on?
- What are the forms in which carbon is found in the oceans?
- How do salts collect in the ocean?
- What would happen if the oceans dried up?
- How did scientists discover the age of the rocks on the ocean floor? Which are older? Younger?
- What is responsible for the saltiness of ocean water?
- What is the most common substance that is dissolved in ocean water?
- Why is the ocean blue?
- How does water temperature change as you move from the ocean floor to the surface?
- The Red Sea and the Persian Gulf are parts of which ocean?