ConcepTest: Ocean Conveyer Belt Speed 1
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.
Initial Publication Date: May 8, 2006
Question:
Adding more salt to the North Atlantic Ocean would cause the global ocean conveyer belt to
a. slow downb. speed up
c. undergo no change
Student Responses:
No data yet. The correct response is b.
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