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Why is water in the Arctic ocean salty than oceans further south?
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∙ 12y ago
The Artic Ocean is more salty than oceans further south because when sea water freezes salt gets left behind in unfrozen water .
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What ocean is not salty?
all oceans are salty, but the Arctic Ocean has the least salt
What are the salty bodies?
bodies of salt water oceans. ex: atlantic, pacific, indian, and arctic ocean.
Is pacific ocean salty?
Yes, all oceans are salty.
Is the Indiana ocean salty or fresh?
Salty. It's connected to all oceans, which are all saltwater, therefore, it is salty.
What oceans are salty?
yes, they are salty ,with the help of sea water and ocean water we make salt.
Arctic Ocean?
Arctic OceanThe Arctic Ocean is the world’s smallest and shallowest ocean of all 5 oceans. Further to this, it is the coldest and least salty ocean.In size, the Arctic Ocean is about the size of Russia. Because it’s located at the North Pole, the Arctic Ocean has polar ice. But over the years, glaciers have melted threatening sea levels to rise.Despite the IHO recognizing it as the “Arctic Ocean”, some oceanographers still call it the “Arctic Sea”.The Arctic Ocean is the most diverse in terms of fish species. It has a wide variety of marine species including whales, jellyfish, etc.But because of its frigid temperatures, it has little plant life. This makes it one of the most fragile ecosystems on the planet.
Is the arctic ocean salty?
It is about over 6 billion tons of salt in the 'Arctic 'Ocean'.... they also said maybe a ton more.
What makes a place an ocean?
An ocean is any of the four large masses of salty water found on the Earth. The water is warm near the surface and gradually decreases as depth increases. The four oceans are the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean. A diversity of marine life thrives in these oceans ranging from the smallest shrimp to the largest whales.
Is a way in which erosion and deposition affect the oceans?
They make the ocean's waters salty.
What is the largest ocean and what is the smallest ocean?
The largest ocean is the Pacific Ocean, the smallest is the Arctic Ocean. You might also want to consider the Dead Sea to be the smallest ocean, although it is more like a salty lake than an ocean. But it is the remnant of what used to be an ocean.
Why the ocean water was salty?
Salt is dissolved from the earth and transported by rivers in seas/oceans.
Introduction about why is the ocean salty?
Salt is dissolved from the earth and transported by rivers in seas/oceans.
