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Why does not rain salty when the clouds are made from the ocean?
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∙ 14y ago
Only the water evaporates from the ocean and the salt remains. Mix up a glass of salt water and let it sit until the water evaporates and the glass will contain the same amount of salt you added to it.
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∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoThere is no salt in rain because when the rain evaporates up and forms a cloud, the salt does not go up with it.
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How can the sun and ocean interact with the water cycle?
sun heats up ocean. evaporation. clouds. rain falls back into ocean
Why does the addition of rain and river water to the ocean not decrease the ocean's overall?
there is always the same amount of water on earth, whether it is in the clouds, in bodies of water or the ocean.
Whats the journey of a rain drop?
Known as the water cycle, basically, water is evaporated off the oceans and form clouds. The clouds drop rain on the land, and the rain water flows downwards and into rivers, and returns to the ocean. The water cycle then continues.
Where does the moisture that causes rain come from?
Evaporated water mostly come from bodies of water.
Does Jupiter have clouds and acid rain?
Jupiter has clouds, but not acid rain.
How does the rain affect the salinity of the ocean?
It makes it less salty because rain isn't salty.
Where is rain water stored?
in the clouds and ocean
How can the ocean be polluted by precipitation?
Yes, because when other lakes or ponds get polluted and the clouds condenses it, it will rain polluted rain into the ocean.
Why are clouds there?
Well to rain on us of course clouds are even made of rain in a gas form
What causes rain or hail to begin to fall?
rain: the clouds collect eough water from the ocean to the clouds and the clouds get too heavy and have to fall down. hail: the water from the clouds get frozen and turn into snow
Do all the clouds formed in the sky cause rain?
no only the black clouds which is made by the condenstation will give rain
Can you sit on clouds?
No you can not beuose its made of rain
How can water in an ocean end up in a freshwater lake?
It evaporates, and forms clouds. Clouds blow over land, and rain. Rain runs into rivers, which run into the lake.
How can the sun and ocean interact with the water cycle?
sun heats up ocean. evaporation. clouds. rain falls back into ocean
Can it rain but white clouds no rain clouds?
no you need rain clouds
How is the ocean made salty?
Salt in oceans comes from rocks that are found on land. When rain pours down, it erodes the rocks and carries the dissolved sediments down streams and rivers. These sediments eventually end up in the ocean, making the water salty because they contain chloride and sodium ions.
How does the rain get in the clouds?
the clouds are the rain
