Properties of Ocean Water

Properties of Ocean Water,(:

Temperature		Earth receives its warmth from the sun. Because the world rotates on an angle to its path around the sun, radiation is spread more evenly and seasons are experienced worldwide. Read what underwater photographers need to know about light in the sea and other physical properties.
Chemical properties		Sea water consists of salt and other minerals. They are important for life.  Visit the page with sea water properties, including dissolved gases.(4p)
Physical properties		The ocean's physical properties like temperature, salinity and density are crucial to the ways in which the ocean water moves.
Productivity		The ocean's reservoir in resources seems inexhaustible, but is it? This chapter looks at the ocean's capacity to feed humans and to recycle their wastes.
soil		Also visit our large section about soil, its properties, geology and fertility and how we are losing it, perhaps the world's foremost problem! Read how the sea suffers and degrades, and read about our revolutionary discoveries about sick seas.

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