Dynamic Planet B/C

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Cool! Looks like I still remember some of this event from when I did it in middle school.

1. What does the THC stand for?
2. What is its movement driven by?

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Thermohaline circulation. It's driven by the variations in density caused by temperature and salinity of seawater. Denser water (colder, more saline) will sink, while less dense (warmer, less saline) water will rise. In general, most of the water sinks near the poles and rises near the equator and mid-latitudes.

Yep, your turn!

[HugoTroop]

1. Compare the ratios of O16 to O18 in Oceans versus Glaciers. Why is this the case?
2. What general area of a body of water does the term "littoral" describe?
3. What is the relationship between Atolls and Lagoons?

[Banana2020]

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1. The ratio of o18 to o16 in the ocean is higher than glaciers bc of more energy needed to evaporate o18 then o16, idk if this was right
2.Shore 
3.An atoll surrounds a body of water called a lagoon

1.What is the Redfield ratio?
2.What is the relationship between ENSO and PDO?
3.Which ocean is shrinking? Why?