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The study of the ocean is |
Oceanography |
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How much water is in the earth |
70% |
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Is the measure of the quantity of dissolved salt in seawater |
Salinity |
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The region where cold deep water meets the sun warmed near-surface water is the. |
Thermocline |
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What are the 2 main factors determines the density of seawater |
Salinity and temperture |
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The pressure from water called |
Hydrostatic pressure |
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Hydrostatic pressure is measured in units of |
Pounds per square inch |
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In frigid regions,glaciers may eventually reach the cold sea and fragment forming huge chunks of floating glacial ice called |
Icebergs |
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The outer edge of a glacier that floats on the oceans surface |
Ice shelf |
