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Yes. As silt is washed into the ocean, the salts in the silt are dissolved into ocean water.
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Do the oceans get saltier over time?
no they don't
Why is the rivers not salty?
Rivers are not pure freshwater sources of water. As they flow to the ocean, they pick up small amounts of mineral salts. These slightly-salty rivers flow into the ocean, and as this is a continuous flow and there are thousands of rivers, all the salt builds up, causing the oceans to be saturated with salt. Also, because water evaporates and salt does not, the oceans get saltier over time.
How do oceans add salt?
Salt is NOT formed in the oceans, it is washed INTO the oceans from RIVERS; as the water in the ocean is evaporated by the sun, the salt is concentrated more and more. At the same time, the water from the rivers is diluting that concentration, so a balance results which is more salty than the rivers, but less salty than the Dead Sea or the Great Salt Lake.
When is salt water made?
The oceans and seas have been salty for a very long time. As soon as rain began, it would rain on land and the water would dissolve salt from the earth which would run back to the sea. Then sea water would evaporate leaving the salt, and creating more rain. This process repeated itself over eons of time, making the oceans salty. Hydrothermal vents and volcanoes below the surface of the ocean also contribute salt.
What are 3 things transported by the water?
One primary thing transported by the water cycle is salt. Rain falling on the ground dissolves salt which is carried by rivers to the ocean and when the water of the ocean evaporates it leaves the salt behind, so over time the oceans become very salty.
Why would a dog gain mass over time?
The reason why they gain weight over time is because of the food(s) they eat.
Are the oceans losing salinaty?
No, in fact, they are continuously gaining salinity. Salinity is the concentration of salt in water.The salt in oceans come from land.Picture this: Ir rains, then rainwater goes to lakes, rivers, streams, then finally goes into sea then into oceans.As water travels, it dissolves mineral, especially salts in soil.The salt travels dissolved into the sea.But, salt does not evaporate with seawater.Only pure water evaporates.AS this goes on, salt remains at seas and continuously gains by time.
Does salt come from the bottom of the ocean?
Salt's origins are in the rocks on land. As rocks weather and erode, finding their way to the seas and oceans through streams and rivers, minerals such as salts are dissolved in the water and do not evaporate causing the salinity of seawater to increase over time. The vast majority of salt produced today for human use is mined from seas and lakes which evaporated long ago, leaving vast quantities of chemical sedimentary rock known as rock salt.
What happens to salt water when it is left out over a period of time?
the water evaporates, leaving the salt behind.
How did salt get in the ocean?
· 1. The most important part of the sodium and chlorine are dissolved from the earth salts and transported by rivers in seas/oceans.2. A small part of chlorine is originated from the eruptions of submarine volcanoes.
Does a hygroscopic substance gain or lose weight over time?
yes
Describe how the apperance of the green salt and cold water in the beaker change over a period of time?
Over a period of time green salt and cold water changes clear and colorless.This takes some time and is does in a process.
