ConcepTest: Ocean Salinity #2
This material was originally created for
Starting Point:Introductory Geology
and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.
and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.
Question:
How would salinity of the oceans vary if the oceans were twice as deep as present and held approximately twice as much water?
a. Salinity would be less than presentb. Salinity would be greater than present
c. Salinity would be the same as present
Student Responses:
No data yet. The correct response is a.
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