Students are to select TWO from the following questions and write a well constru

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Students are to select TWO from the following questions and write a well constructed response.

1. How is the physio-chemical structure of the Atlantic Ocean similar and different with that of the Pacific Ocean?

2. How does the depth of the thermocline change seasonally everyehere? Does the halocline also change seasonally? Why?

3. The pycnocline is effected by changes in temperature and salinity? Where in the ocean do salinity changes have a greater influence upon water density? Where in the ocean do temperature changes have a greater influence on the density of water?
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Explanation / Answer

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Physical differences and similarities between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans:

Differences:

Atlantic Ocean:

Pacific Ocean:

Similarities:

Differences and Similarities between Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean:

Difference and Similarities:

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