If ocean water traveling in a current warms from 10 to 20 °C,it would______ .
A)decrease in salinity
B)decrease in density
C)dissolve increased amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
D)decrease in pH

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When water warms, it expands and becomes less dense. This means that warm ocean water will have a lower density than cooler ocean water, and it will float above the cooler water. Therefore, warming ocean water will decrease in density.

If Ocean Water Traveling in a Current Warms from 10