文档介绍：决胜四级--阅读(2)
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If the salinity(含盐量)of ocean waters is analyzed,it is found to vary only slightly from place to ,some of these small changes are are three basic processes that cause a change in oceanic of these is the subtraction of water from the ocean by means of evaporation—conversion of liquid water to water this manner,the salinity is increased,since the salts stay this is carried to the extreme,of course,white crystals of salt would be left behind; this, by the way,is how much of the table salt we use is actually obtained.
The opposite of evaporation is precipitation(降水),such as rain,by which water is added to the the ocean is being diluted(冲淡)so that the salinity is may occur in areas of high rainfall or in coastal regions where
rivers flow into the salinity may be increased by the substraction of the water by evaporation,or decreased by the addition of fresh water by precipitation or runoff.
Normally,in tropical regions where the sun is very strong,the ocean salinity is somewhat higher than it is in other parts of the world where there is not as much ,in coastal regions where rivers dilute the sea,salinity is somewhat lower than in other oceanic areas.
A third process by which salinity may be altered is associated with the formation and melting of sea seawater is frozen,the dissolved materials are left this manner,seawater directly beneath freshly formed sea ice has a higher salinity than it did before the ice course,when this ice melts,it will tend to decrease the salinity of the surrounding water.
In the Weddell Sea,of America,the densest water in the oceans is formed as a
result of this freezing process,which increases the salinity of cold
heavy water sinks and is found in the deeper portions of the oceans of the world.
1. All of the following are processes that decrease sali