which is denser?
2007-06-12 10:12:45 · 7 answers · asked by billy t 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Actually, warm sea water is denser. At 40 degrees pure water has a density of about 1000 kg/m3, while sea water at 80 degrees has a density of about 1040kg/m3. Depending on what you consider warm and cold...
2007-06-12 11:47:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
And the correct answer is that cold fresh water is denser than warm seawater. In a salt lake it is called meromixis when dense fresh water flows into a lake and over lays the warmer salty water. This causes the lake to not mix for a period of several years. In California Mono lake is currently in meromixes because of a wet winter of 2005 and a large flow of cold freshwater into the lake. With a dry winter this year the lake should return to mixing once a year, called monomixis and is the norm.
2007-06-12 10:47:27 · answer #2 · answered by DaveSFV 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cold Freshwater is more denser than warm seawater.
2007-06-12 10:16:00 · answer #3 · answered by Pane 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmm warm and cold arent very good words, at the same temperature, "clean" seawater would have a greater density than "clean" freshwater, due partly to the massive amounts of salt in seawater.
2007-06-12 10:17:05 · answer #4 · answered by Link , Padawan of Yoda 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its a guess but I'd say warm seawater because it is salinated.
2007-06-12 10:16:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
wouldn't it be the seawater because of the salt?
2007-06-12 10:15:38 · answer #6 · answered by je t'♥ 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
cold fresh water
2007-06-12 10:15:59 · answer #7 · answered by Mike D 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋