The measure of the amount of dissolved salt in a liquid sample is called

a. the water cycle.

b. evaporation.

c. salinity.

d. a thermal exchange

The amount of dissolved salt in the liquid sample is measured and reported as salinity. The salinity is usually measured in parts per thousand (ppt). The salinity of ocean averages 35 ppt while that of the river averages 0.5 ppt or less. In other terms, the word salinity is the saltiness.

The correct answer is C. The measure of the amount of dissolved salt in a liquid sample is called sallinity. It defiens how much salty is a solution or how much amount of salt is present in the solution. It is measured in thousand part per gram of the sea water.