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Is most of the dissolved salts in the ocean come from human activities?

No. Most of the dissolved salts in the ocean come from the rivers emptying into the ocean. As the rivers flow from their sources to their mouths, they erode their channels and pick up salt and sediments from weathered rock, which are deposited into the ocean at their mouths.


Are earthquakes a source of ocean salts?

yes earthquakes are a source of ocean salts by the great shake


What percent of the ocean consists of dissolved salts?

Approximately 3.5% of the ocean consists of dissolved salts, mostly sodium and chloride ions. This gives the ocean its characteristic salinity.


What are the dissolved salts in the ocean called?

The salts are: sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium chlorides.


How salts collect in the ocean?

Salts are dissolved from the Earth and transported by rivers in seas/oceans.


How are salts added to ocean water?

Salts are dissolved from the earth and transported by rivers in oceans.


Where did the salts on the ocean came from?

Salts are dissolved from the Earth by rivers and transported in seas and oceans.


Chloride accounts for the highest percentage of ocean salts?

Choride accounts for the highest percentage of ocean salts.


Were does the calcium and sodium come from in the ocean?

The most important part of the sodium and calcium are dissolved from the earth salts and transported by rivers in seas/oceans.


Is dissolved salts in ocean water?

no it is not its just ocean water and grains of sand


What removes salts and minerals from the ocean?

After evaporating of the water solid, crystallized, impure salts are obtained.


How many salts are there in ocean saltwater and what are they?

There are 6 salts and they are sodium , chloride , calcium , potassium , sulfur and magnesium