How are salinity and density related?

Salinity is the saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of water.

The density of a material is defined as its mass per unit volume.



Do you see the connection?

An increase in salinity causes a increase in density and a decrease in salinity causes a decrease in density. In other words when salt is dissolved in water it increases the mass but not to the volume therefore increasing the density.

Hope I was clear =)

Sarah

So true muddy!
That's an angle I hadn't even considered, lol

What I was going off of:
Salinity : Salt & Water :: Density : All Objects