Tough Guys in the Pool

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1. The pool can become warmer than the sea when the sun shines on it. The sea is larger so takes longer to warm up.
2. The pool can become colder than the sea at night. The sea takes weeks to change temperature.
3. The pool can become saltier than the sea when the water evaporates. If all the water evaporated there would be a layer of salt at the bottom of the pool.
4. The pool can become less salty than the sea when it rains.
5. The pool can have more oxygen than the sea during the day because the seaweed makes oxygen.
6. The pool can have less oxygen than the sea at night when the seaweed stops making oxygen but the creatures in the pool use up the oxygen.

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