Author Question: What is true of density, salinity, and temperature? a. Water masses of the same density will not ... (Read 268 times)

Lisaclaire · **on:** Aug 22, 2018

What is true of density, salinity, and temperature?
a. Water masses of the same density will not combine.
b. Only one combination of temperature and salinity can yield a given density.
c. Many combinations of temperature and salinity can yield the same density.
d. Density of water tends to decrease with depth.
e. Both temperature and salinity decrease with depth.

Question 2

The boundary between which two water masses in tropical latitudes is the most pronounced and abrupt?
a. Surface water and central water
b. Central water and intermediate water
c. Intermediate water and deep water
d. Intermediate water and bottom water
e. Deep water and bottom water