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They can't because evaporation occurs over the oceans. Evaporation is the process by which liquid water is converted into a gaseous form of water. Because the salt in the ocean is made of minerals it does not evaporate with the water, which means that during evaporation only the water is evaporated leaving behind the minerals. This may seem like it would be only a big body of salt eventually, but during the water cycle, the water is precipitated back into the ground and other bodies of water. This means that in conclusion due to the water cycle the oceans cannot be over salted.
What else can I help you with?
If freshwater rivers drain into the oceans does that make the oceans become less salty?
Yes
What would happen to the oceans if surface runoff and groundwater flow did not occur?
the oceans would become smaller
Why did the oceans become shallower?
The oceans became shallower as part of the effects of global warming. The climate became drier and this has forced water to evaporate from the oceans.
When did the oceans become important to study?
200 Years Ago
Why does water collect in oceans and lakes?
Water runs down hill where it gathers in low spots that become lakes oceans and seas.
How do rivers and oceans become polluted?
They become polluted by people throwing away trash into the water. And by landfills on the ocean and oil spills. Then all this garbage travels all over the oceans killing marine life.
How did the ancient oceans change to become what you now see today?
The ancient oceans changes were made from the continental shift. The sea floor crusts and ground formations constantly moved and created deep canyons at the bottom of the oceans.
Do oceans become wider or more narrow as you go from the equator to the northern hemisphere?
More narrow.
Can a moon rock become sedimentary rocks?
no because sedimentary rocks are made at the bottom of oceans
What part of the world do crabs come from?
Crabs are usually marine creatures, they occure mainly in oceans although some have become terrestrial (land crabs) whis then live in reasonable proximity to oceans.
What would happen to the oceans if salt was taken out?
They would become fresh water bodies and all the animals in them would die.
What causes tides to be low?
When the moon is farther from the earth. Tides become low because there is less pull on the oceans from the moon.
