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ConcepTest: Ocean Salinity #2

ConcepTest questions by David McConnell , David Steer , Walter Borowski, Jeffrey Dick, Annabelle Foos, Jeffrey Knott, Alvin Konigsberg, Michelle Malone, Heidi McGrew, Kathie Owens, and Stephen Van Horn

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 present
b. Salinity would be greater than present
c. Salinity would be the same as present

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