Why does a water molecule, on average, stay in the ocean 333 times longer than in the atmosphere?
A) it rains more over the ocean
B) water cycles through the ocean much faster than the atmosphere
C) evaporation happens only on the surface of the ocean
D) water cycles through the atmosphere much faster than the ocean

Ascientist is investigating the effects of salinity on fish development. he places fertilized fish eggs in an aquarium that contains low salinity and observes their development. what factor would improve experimental design the most? place the fish eggs in the open ocean because that is the natural habitat include another aquarium that has normal salinity to compare to the low salinity aquarium include an aquarium that replaces salt with sugar to confirm that the effects are specific to salt grow algae with the fish eggs in order to provide adequate nutrients to the developing embryos