2007-01-21 07:57:03 · 6 answers · asked by m_munce 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Water has the peculiar property that the very coldest water will RISE instead of fall, so there is a stable above-zero temperature for the deepest water. No other liquid in nature behaves like this.
At normal conditions, this magical temperature is 3.98 deg C, or just under 40 deg F. It is affected by pressure and salinity. The excellent temperature profiles on the previous answerer's web page show that below several thousand metres in the Pacific, the temperature is stable at about 1 deg C to 1.5 deg C.
2007-01-22 01:24:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
several different factors involved. latitude,salinity, etc. follow this link to see some of the various data's out.
http://www.piercecollege.edu/faculty/leesc/Ocean_10/Exercise/Profiles/Tprofiles_intro.htm
2007-01-21 18:58:09 · answer #2 · answered by ben e 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Close to, or below freezing, but the pressure stops it from becoming solid.
2007-01-21 16:01:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianas_Trench
2007-01-21 16:02:58 · answer #4 · answered by Magick Kitty 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its so deep, you hit land again
2007-01-21 16:53:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
40F
2007-01-21 16:02:36 · answer #6 · answered by kurticus1024 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋