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Ocean Salinity and the Factors Affecting It

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__________ is a measure of salt contained in grams in a thousand grams or one kg of water.

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Basicity

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Alkalinity

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pH

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Salinity

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Solution

The correct option is D Salinity
Salinity is a measure of salt contained in grams in a thousand grams or one kg of water. It is represented in grams/kg or parts per thousand. Salinity in general, tells us how salty the oceans and seawater are. Oceans will have more salinity in the region where more evaporation takes place.

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