Question

Can you determine where each sample was from? use what you know about relative salinity and its global variation. label the samples accordingly and complete the two sentences with labels that correctly describe seasonal sea ice melt and seawater freezing and the relationship to salinity. samples were collected at the locations of the circles on the map.

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer no 1

Location that experience seasonal sea water freezing have increased salinity in the surrounding seawater during that time.

When water freezes, it form sea ice which expel out salt into surrounding water and increase the salinity of surrounding seawater.

Answer no 2

Location that experience seasonal ice melting have decreased salinity in the surrounding sea water during that time.

Answer no 3

Sample A which has high salinity content and taken from Atlantic ocean represent just east of the Bahamas

Answer no 4

Sample B which has moderate to low salinity is represent off the West coast of Africa near the equator.

Answer no 5

Sample C which has high salinity content is taken from Red Sea.

Answer no 6

Sample D which moderate to low salinity content, is taken from Baltic Sea.