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What is the term for water that is intermediate in salinity between freshwater and seawater?
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What is the scientific difference between seawater and freshwater?
seawater is salty and dirty and freshwater is clean and purrified
What is the main difference between ocean water and freshwater?
salinity
What is the difference between seawater and freshwater?
Seawater has very high levels of sodium , salt, from materials in the sand, freshwater, lakes and ponds, have very low, if any salt levels , so, never consume seawater without first filtering it, it will kill you.
What is the difference between freshwater lochs and seawater lochs?
You've already answered your own question. The difference is that feshwater lochs contain fresh water while seawater lochs contain seawater.
Went charter fishing in gulf of Mexico and had drinks in cooler with ice and they froze Why?
Likely some seawater got in with the ice, or the ice was made from seawater. Either way, the salt lowered the melting point of the water. Seawater has a salinity of between 3.1% and 3.8%. The melting point of 3.5% salinity sea water is -2 deg C, or 28.4 deg F. This could be low enough to freeze the drinks.
What is the name for the main salt found in sea water?
Seawater composition (by mass) (salinity = 35)ElementPercentElementPercentOxygen85.84Sulfur0.091Hydrogen10.82Calcium0.04Chloride1.94Potassium0.04Sodium1.08Bromine0.0067Magnesium0.1292Carbon0.0028 Although the vast majority of seawater has an negative salinity of between 3.1% and 3.8%, seawater is not uniformly saline throughout the world. Where mixing occurs with fresh water runoff from river mouths or near melting glaciers, seawater can be substantially less saline. The most saline open sea is the Red Sea, where high rates of evaporation, low precipitation and river inflow, and confined circulation result in unusually salty water. The salinity in isolated bodies of water (for example, the Dead Sea) can be considerably greater still. The density of surface seawater ranges from about 1,020 to 1,029 kg•m−3, depending on the temperature and salinity. Deep in the ocean, under high pressure, seawater can reach a density of 1,050 kg•m−3 or higher. Seawater pH is limited to the range 7.5 to 8.4. The speed of sound in seawater is about 1,500 metres/second, and varies with water temperature, salinity, and pressure.
What is the similarity between oceans and lakes?
They are bodies of water, contain living organisms, have beaches, waves, seaweed, people live by them, swim in them, and have been around for centuries.
How does the American eel adapt to its environment?
After American eels reaches maturity in freshwater lakes and rivers, they make their way to the ocean. They swim or drift with currents until they reach the Sargasso Sea between Bermuda and Puerto Rico. Here the eels die after spawning.
How salty are estuaries?
Salinity varies within the estuary and depend on other factors such as tides. Estuaries are essentially where freshwater from rivers, streams, etc, meet with saltwater from the ocean. The range of salinity within an estuary is typically between 0-25ppt, and that is between where the mouth of the river ends on to where the ocean begins. PPT stand for parts per thousand, just in case you did not know.
What is the connection between density and salinity?
I think that as the salinity increases, density increses. The minerals that contribute to the salinity of sater, such as sodium and chloride, are denser that water. Thus, when the dense particles are added, the density of the water increases I think that as the salinity increases, density increses. The minerals that contribute to the salinity of sater, such as sodium and chloride, are denser that water. Thus, when the dense particles are added, the density of the water increases
What is total amount of dissolved salt in ocean water called?
i believe it is salinity
What are the branches of oceanography?
* Physical Oceanography - study of the motions of seawater, particularly waves currents and tidal motion. * Chemical Oceanography - chemistry of seawater and reactions between the atmosphere and hydrosphere. More recently looks at how changes in seawater temperature (El Nino) and salinity affect global climate. * Biological Oceanography - study of life in the oceans, includes marine biology and ecology. * Geological Oceanography - study of the shape and geologic features of the ocean floor.
