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    A Zone in Which the Ocean's Salinity Changes Rapidly with Increasing
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A Zone in Which the Ocean's Salinity Changes Rapidly with Increasing

Question 6

Question 6

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A zone in which the ocean's salinity changes rapidly with increasing depth is called:


A) a halocline.
B) a thermocline.
C) a pycnocline.
D) a metacline.

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