Multiple choice

Which of the following is correct about the halocline?

  1. The salinity increases sharply at the halocline.

  2. The temperature decreases sharply at the halocline.

  3. The currents shift sharply at the halocline.

  4. The salinity at the surface of the ocean is called halocline.

  5. The zone where salinity is fixed in the ocean is called the halocline.
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Explanation

This is the correct answer. Salinity generally increases with depth and there is a distinct zone called the halocline, where salinity increases sharply.

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