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.
Initial Publication Date: May 8, 2006
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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