Question

Describe the water that is most likely to float on the surface of the ocean.

A.
warm water with high salt content

B.
cold water with no salt

C.
cold, salty water

D.
warm water with low salt content
plz help ASAP <3

Answer 1

D. Warm water with low salt content. Usually, with any substance, the denser substance will descend while the less dense substance will rise. Regular water is less dense than salt water, and hot water is less dense than cold water.

Answer 2

it is B, In fact, water will sink as it cools until a certain point. If I recall correctly this is around 39 F. As the temp gets lower than that water actually begins to expand and becomes less dense. This is why ice floats, which we should all be thankful for. If ice didn't float than all water on earth would likely freeze solid and life would have probably never evolved past small single celled things.