OCEANOGRAPHY INVESTIGATION 3A &
3B(Completely solved)
"According to Figure 3A-1, ocean water at A has a density near ______ g/cm3." correct
answers"b.1.0270"
"Imagine that ocean water at A is heated to 6°C with no change in salinity. Its density is now
______ g/cm3." correct answers"a.1.0265"
"This experiment shows that when salinity is held constant, an increase in temperature can cause
ocean water density to ______." correct answers"b.decrease"
"Return to the original position at A on the T-S Diagram. Then move the ocean water salinity to
34.9 while the temperature remains constant. The density value is ______ g/cm3." correct
answers"d.1.0280"
"This illustrates that at constant temperature, an increase in the salinity of ocean water causes its
density to" correct answers"a.increase"
"Return to the original position at A. Following the isopycnal, what is the salinity that
corresponds to a temperature of 11°C?" correct answers35.3
"The temperature and salinity of the ocean water at point C would be the average of the original
sample values. The density of the water at point C is ______ the original density of ocean water
at A and B." correct answersGREATER THAN
"Caballing is the mixing of water masses to produce a blend that is denser than either of the
original water masses. This new water will ______ the surrounding water column. Caballing
contributes to vertical circulation in some higher latitude locations in the Northern Hemisphere."
correct answerssink through
"In regions of the ocean where the weather is persistently fair with little precipitation and
temperatures are consistently high, evaporation rates are higher. Consequently the salinity of
surface waters is relatively ______." correct answershigh
"Along the eastern equatorial Pacific, fresh water enters the surface ocean by precipitation. The
surface water salinity in these regions would be ______." correct answers"b.between 30 and 35"
"At high latitudes, freezing ocean water excludes salts, trapping them in brine cells between ice
crystals or draining them into the underlying ocean. The combination of the low temperatures
and increased salinity results in the underlying ocean water with a relatively ______ density."
correct answershigher
"Comparison of North Pacific and North Atlantic isotherms shows that at the same latitudes the
mean annual SST is lower along the U.S. ______ Coast. This contrast in SSTs is due to surface
3B(Completely solved)
"According to Figure 3A-1, ocean water at A has a density near ______ g/cm3." correct
answers"b.1.0270"
"Imagine that ocean water at A is heated to 6°C with no change in salinity. Its density is now
______ g/cm3." correct answers"a.1.0265"
"This experiment shows that when salinity is held constant, an increase in temperature can cause
ocean water density to ______." correct answers"b.decrease"
"Return to the original position at A on the T-S Diagram. Then move the ocean water salinity to
34.9 while the temperature remains constant. The density value is ______ g/cm3." correct
answers"d.1.0280"
"This illustrates that at constant temperature, an increase in the salinity of ocean water causes its
density to" correct answers"a.increase"
"Return to the original position at A. Following the isopycnal, what is the salinity that
corresponds to a temperature of 11°C?" correct answers35.3
"The temperature and salinity of the ocean water at point C would be the average of the original
sample values. The density of the water at point C is ______ the original density of ocean water
at A and B." correct answersGREATER THAN
"Caballing is the mixing of water masses to produce a blend that is denser than either of the
original water masses. This new water will ______ the surrounding water column. Caballing
contributes to vertical circulation in some higher latitude locations in the Northern Hemisphere."
correct answerssink through
"In regions of the ocean where the weather is persistently fair with little precipitation and
temperatures are consistently high, evaporation rates are higher. Consequently the salinity of
surface waters is relatively ______." correct answershigh
"Along the eastern equatorial Pacific, fresh water enters the surface ocean by precipitation. The
surface water salinity in these regions would be ______." correct answers"b.between 30 and 35"
"At high latitudes, freezing ocean water excludes salts, trapping them in brine cells between ice
crystals or draining them into the underlying ocean. The combination of the low temperatures
and increased salinity results in the underlying ocean water with a relatively ______ density."
correct answershigher
"Comparison of North Pacific and North Atlantic isotherms shows that at the same latitudes the
mean annual SST is lower along the U.S. ______ Coast. This contrast in SSTs is due to surface
