Chapter 5 - Dissolved Solids and Salinity

Question 1

Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)

Answer 1

The sun of all the substances, organic and inorganic, dissolved in water

Question 2

What are the major ions in natural waters?

Answer 2

Ca2+, Na+, K+, NH4+, SO42-, Cl-, NO3-

Question 3

Salinity

Answer 3

Is the degree of mineralization of water

Question 4

Salinity helps govern….

Answer 4

Along with T and pressure, salinity helps govern physical properties of water, like density and heat capacity. Salts can be bad for freshwater plants and animals, and an overload of salts occurs when evaporation is high

Question 5

Water density _____ with salinity

Answer 5

Increases

Question 6

The higher the salinity, the ________ the DO concentration

Answer 6

Lower

Question 7

Water-quality parameters

Answer 7

Salinity, dissolved solids, and electrical conductivity