2.02 Quiz Chemistry Of The Oceans

Question: What is the major ion in seawater?

Answer: chloride

Question: Which of the following will increase the salt concentration in seawater?

Answer: evaporation

Question: Calcium carbonates are incorporated into the shells of microscopic marine plants and animals, and then precipitated into the ocean sediments. This process is which of the following?

Answer: biological precipitation

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