A hurricane floods the mouth of a river that empties into the ocean. The inflow of salt water increases the salt content of the river water. Freshwater fish must stay in low salt environments. What will be the most likely response of the fish?
A.
swim downstream into the ocean
B.
stay where they are
C.
beach themselves on the shore
D.
swim farther up the river

How do temperature and salinity affect deepwater currents? they create changes in wind direction, moving denser water in the same direction as the wind and causing the deepwater circulation patterns found in the ocean. as temperatures and salinity levels of water increase, the water rises to the surface where it creates currents as it moves to colder regions. they create density differences that cause dense deepwater currents to flow toward the equator where they displace less dense, warmer water above them. they equalize the forces on undersea currents caused by the coriolis effect as they replace more dense water with less dense water.