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ConcepTest: Ocean Salinity #3

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:

Predict what would happen to the salinity of the world's oceans if the Indian Ocean was blocked off and all of its water evaporated.

a. World's oceans would become more salty
b. World's oceans would become less salty
c. World's oceans' salinity did not change

Student Responses:

No data yet. The correct response is b.

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