1/Vertical circulation in the ocean is the result of: a. Temperature changes in

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1/Vertical circulation in the ocean is the result of:
a. Temperature changes in surface waters near the equator.
b. Temperature changes in water below the pycnocline.
c. Density changes in surface waters.
d. Density changes in the water below the pycnocline.

2/The salinity of surface waters in high latitudes increases with ice formation in the winter
months. This change of salinity will alter:
a. the wind.
b. the absorption of solar energy of surface waters.
c. the solar radiation of surface waters.
d. the density of surface waters.

Explanation / Answer

1. d) Density changes in water below the pycnocline

2. d) The density of surface waters

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