Visit to An Ocean Planet: Salinity and Deep Ocean Currents
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Description
This resource uses text, images, maps and a laboratory exercise to explain how differences in the temperature and salinity of ocean water cause the formation of deep-ocean currents. It is part of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's "Ocean Surface Topography from Space" website. This material is also available on the "Visit to An Ocean Planet" CD-ROM.
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Topics and Grades
Grade: 6 to 12
Topics: Life Sciences, Heat & Thermodynamics, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources, Earth & Space Science, Electricity & Magnetism, Chemistry, Science, States of Matter (solids, liquids, gases), Biochemistry, Physics, Properties of Matter
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- Interactives