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What body of water separates Africa from Australia?

Indian Ocean

_________ total amount of solid material dissolved in water.

Salinity

Our seawater consists of about _____ dissolved mineral substances.

3.5%

Which ocean is the largest?

Pacific Ocean

Saline water is also referred to as

Salt water

What are the two of the most prevalent ions in our seawater?

NACl/ Sodium chloride

Give the five main ocean basins:

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic Oceans

Salt in the ocean comes from two sources:

runoff from the land (Weathering) and openings in the seafloor (Seismic Activity)

This ocean derived its name from the word 'arktos' which means 'bear' in Greek.

Arctic Ocean

These are underwater mountains that are also hotspots for biodiversity:

Seamounts