Deep zone
Cold, salty water sinks to the bottom of the ocean. The great ocean conveyor moves water around the globe. Cold, salty water is dense and sinks to the bottom of the ocean while warm water is less dense and remains on the surface. Cold water has a higher density than warm water. Water gets colder with depth because cold, salty ocean water sinks to the bottom of the ocean basins below the less dense warmer water near the surface. So, the colder the water, the more dense it is. Increasing salinity also increases the density of sea water. Less dense water floats on top of more dense water. Given two layers of water with the same salinity, the warmer water will float on top of the colder water. If you wanted to measure the density of ocean water, you would have to collect a sample of sea water and bring it back to the laboratory to be measured. Density is usually calculated using an equation. You just need to measure the salinity, temperature and pressure to be able to find density. 1 Temperature and density of ocean water are related inversely: warm water means low density, cold water means denser seawater. 2  The salt content of the water also affects Ocean density. 3  Sea Surface Salinity: Sea water is about a 3.49% salt solution, the rest is freshwater. 4  The more saline, the denser the seawater. 1 Pacific deep water is derived from the lower salinity water column of the southern ocean. 2  Towards the sea floor, temperatures are near 0°C marking the presence of Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) derived from the very cold (-1.9°C; 34.65), dense water along the shores of Antarctica. So, the density of ocean water increases and increases as you go to the bottom of the ocean. The deep ocean is layered with the densest water on bottom and the lightest water on top. Circulation in the depths of the ocean is horizontal. That is, water moves along the layers with the same density. If you wanted to measure the density of ocean water, you would have to collect a sample of sea water and bring it back to the laboratory to be measured. Density is usually calculated using an equation. You just need to measure the salinity, temperature and pressure to be able to find density. The densest ocean water is generally found A. in the surface zone. B. in the transition zone. C. in the deep zone. D. along the coast. Weegy: The densest ocean water is generally found in the deep zone. (More). Question. Ocean water is more dense because of the salt in it. Density of ocean water at the sea surface is about 1027 kg/m 3. This is a simple density-depth ocean water profile. You can see density increases with increasing depth. The pycnocline are layers of water where the water density changes rapidly with depth. If you wanted to measure the density of ocean water, you would have to collect a sample of sea water and bring it back to the laboratory to be measured. Density is usually calculated using an equation. You just need to measure the salinity, temperature and pressure to be able to find density. The Antarctic bottom water (AABW) is a type of water mass in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica with temperatures ranging from -0.8 to 2 °C (31 °F), salinities from 34.6 to 34.7 psu. It is the densest water in the free ocean, and underlies other bottom and intermediate waters throughout most of the southern hemisphere. The Weddell Sea Bottom Water is the densest component of the Antarctic bottom water. 1 Below the Sea Surface: Waters warmer than 10°C dominate the sea surface but do not extend much below 500 m within the ocean; tropical and subtropical surface water provide is just a veneer of warmth over a cold ocean; typical deep ocean temperature vary from 1° to 3°C. 1 Pacific deep water is derived from the lower salinity water column of the southern ocean. 2  Towards the sea floor, temperatures are near 0°C marking the presence of Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) derived from the very cold (-1.9°C; 34.65), dense water along the shores of Antarctica. The densest ocean water is generally found A. in the surface zone. B. in the transition zone. C. in the deep zone. D. along. D. along the coast. Weegy: The densest ocean water is generally found in the deep zone. (More). Question.
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the densest ocean water is generally found