Water Properties and Salinity

Question 1

Halocline

Answer 1

Separation of the ocean by salinity

Question 2

Decrease salinity

Answer 2

Add water

Question 3

Increase salinity

Answer 3

remove water

Question 4

Water is a __________ because it can dissolve things.

Answer 4

Solvent

Question 5

Dissolved material are _______

Answer 5

Solutes

Question 6

Surface salinities at high latitudes

Answer 6

Low

Question 7

Surface salinities at mid latitudes

Answer 7

high

Question 8

Surface salinities at low latitudes

Answer 8

low

Question 9

Water has what type of bonds?

Answer 9

Hydrogen Bonds

Question 10

Salts are composed of _________

Answer 10

ions

Question 11

Three phases of water

Answer 11

solid, liquid, gas

Question 12

Salinity

Answer 12

The amount of salt in water

Question 13

What does runoff do to salinity?

Answer 13

Decrease

Question 14

What does the formation of sea ice do to salinity?

Answer 14

Increase

Question 15

If pressure increased, density would

Answer 15

Increase

Question 16

If density increased, temperature would

Answer 16

Decrease

Question 17

If density increased, salinity would

Answer 17

Increase

Question 18

What mass of dissolved salts would be present in a sample of seawater that has a salinity of 45ppt

Answer 18

0.045

Question 19

You are asked to make a 35ppt solution in 400mL of water. How much salt do you need to add to the water to produce the correct salinity?

Answer 19

14