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How much of the Earth's surface is covered with water? 70% What is salinity? The measure of how much salt can dissolve in a gram of seawater How do you take salt out of seawater? By desalination 3 types of desalination are? evaporating seawater,electric currents,& freezing the water What is a surface current? A current that moves horizontally-paralell to the Earth's surface & is powered by the wind What kind of current powers the Gulf Stream? A surface current Upwelling is? Section 1(1-4):Ocean water Section 2(5-):Ocean Currents

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