Water shell
Data from World Ocean Atlas, 2001
Average annual salinity of water in the World Ocean (in ppm). Data from the World Ocean Atlas, 2001Sea water is...
At what temperature does sea water freeze?
The water in the seas and oceans is very different from river and lake water. It is salty - and this determines many of its properties. From this factor...
Diagram of surface currents in the ocean
What types of water movement in the ocean do you know? Name the reasons that cause them. What are ocean currents called? How are they different?...
Bay of Fundy and highest tide
The Bay of Fundy is located on the Atlantic coast of North America, in the northeastern part of the Gulf of Maine, between the Canadian regions...
Salinity.  Determination of salinity
As noted above, a distinctive property of sea water is its salinity (indicated by the symbol S). Under true salinity...
§ 39. Life of rivers
How the earth's crust affects the functioning of rivers. Rivers are influenced by the terrain and the strength of the rocks that make up the earth's crust. Obeying the force...
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