If very warm and salty sea water is added on top of average seawater, ________.
A. the warm salty water will float at the surface
B. an overturn will begin
C. the warm salty water will sink to the bottom and stagnate
D. the warm salty water will sink and move rapidly out of the area
E. The answer cannot be determined unless the densities of the warm salty water and average sea water are known.
Answer: E
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