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yes because more salt is dissolved at the bottom of the sea

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yes because salt comes from rocks, so it depends on the amount of rocks in water

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Why are the Dead Sea and the Great Salt Lake ten times saltier than the oceans?

It is saltier because it has no outlet to the sea.


How much saltier is the dead sea than the oceans?

The Dead Sea is 33.7 % Salinity - The oceans average 3.5% salinity. So the Dead Sea is Roughly 10 times a salty as the Oceans. ----------------- I found another source (wikipedia.org)that states that the Dead Sea is 8.6 times as salty as the sea.


This inland saltwater sea is the largest ocean in the western US and is saltier than the oceans?

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Why is the Arctic Ocean saltier than Oceans further south?

It think that salt stays in the water because it gets frozen.


Is the dead sea saltier than the Great Salt Lake?

the dead sea it is saltier than any thing.


Is pacific ocean saltier than Caribbean?

The Red Sea and the Mediterranean are much more salty than the Caribbean. There is a difference of about 5 grams per 1000 more


Do all oceans have the same amount of salt?

No. Primarily because of the amount of fresh water draining into it, the Black Sea has a very low salinity and the Mediteranean has a higher than average salinity.


What causes some parts of the ocean to be saltier than other parts?

River sediments


Why is polar water saltier than other ocean water?

It is the other way around. The polar seas are the least saline of the worlds oceans, due to low evaporation and heavy freshwater inflow from rivers and streams.


How much saltier is ocean water than your blood?

On average, seawater in the world's oceans has a salinity of about 3.5% The salinity of human blood is 0.9%. So sea water is roughly 3.5 times as salty as blood.


Are potatoes saltier than water?

It all depends where you get them from


Is the sea saltier in the Philippines than in Maine?

yes