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Science - The Hydrosphere

"What is salinity and how is it measured? What is the average salinity of ocean water?"

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Salinity- the concentration of dissolved salts in water

Salinity is measured by how much sodium chlorine found in 1,000 grams of water

3.5% of the ocean is salinity
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