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Evaporation in this case occurs when heat radiates from the sun and is transferred to the molecules on the surface of the ocean.
Individual water molecules will eventually absorb enough energy to go from the liquid to gaseous form, and evaporate.
Dissolved salt molecules cannot spontaneously absorb enough radiated energy from the sun to become gaseous (pure NaCl boils and becomes a gas at 2575 °F).
It is worth mentioning that, even though individual water molecules absorb enough energy to become gaseous, the entire solution (ocean water) does not reach this high temperature.
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Why does the ocean water get saltier after evaporation?
If water is evaporated salt remain in the ocean.
What happens to the salt in the ocean when water evaporates?
When water evaporates from the ocean, the salt remains behind. This process leaves the salt concentration in the ocean water higher than before evaporation.
How does evaporation affects salinity?
Evaporation leaves salt behind. So as ocean water decreases, the percentage of salt increases, increasing salinity. As evaporation increases, rainfall also increases, thus it decreasing the salinity of ocean water.
Why does the evaporation increase the density if ocean water?
By evaporation concentration of salt increase; salted water has a higher density than pure water.
What do evaporation and freezing increase in the ocean?
Evaporation increases salinity in the ocean by concentrating the salt content in the remaining water. Freezing increases salinity by excluding salt from the ice crystals that form, leaving the surrounding water saltier.
When evaporation occurs how does that affect the salt in the ocean?
Not at all because when the water evaporates the salt remains unchanged
What is a salt pond?
This is a delimited and isolated area in an ocean (or sea) designed for the recovery of salt by water evaporation.
Why does freezing and evaporation increase the salinity of ocean water?
Salt is dissolved in a smaller volume of water.
The salinity of the ocean?
You could increase the salinity of the ocean by adding salt or removing water (ie: by evaporation).
Why do evaporation and rain affect surface salinity of ocean water?
Because the process of evaporation leaves behind salt and rain is an result of evaporation
What are two ways the salinity of ocean water can increase?
Decreasing the temperature, evaporating water, or adding more salt.
Why does evaporation result in ocean water becoming saltier?
Evaporation causes ocean water to become saltier because when water evaporates, only the water molecules leave, while the salt and other minerals remain behind. This process leaves the remaining water with a higher concentration of salt, making it saltier.
