Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The average
salinity of sea water is a. | 35 %. | c. | 3.5 %. | b. | 3.5 ‰. | d. | 2.35 %. | | | | |
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The highest
density ocean water would be a. | warm, high-salinity water. | c. | cold, low-salinity water. | b. | cold, high-salinity water. | d. | warm, low-salinity water. | | | | |
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The temperature of
ocean water in the surface a. | is highest at the equator and coldest toward the
poles. | c. | is same everywhere.
| b. | is highest at the poles and coldest toward the
equator. | d. | None of the above is correct. | | | | |
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The salinity of
the ocean water is determined by a. | temperature. | c. | the balance between evaporation and
precipitation. | b. | depth of the ocean at a given
point. | d. | the currents in the area. | | | | |
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The density of the
ocean water is determined by a. | temperature and salinity. | c. | the climate. | b. | the balance between evaporation and
precipitation. | d. | salinity
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