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Because the salt in the salt water will remove more water from your body than it introduces. In other words, drinking salt water will dehydrate you.
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What happens if there is a big drought?
Many things can happen if there is a big drought, due to scarcity of water, such as poor crops and little drinking water.
Why is salt water not good for your skin?
The inner fluids of fish are not as salty as the sea water therefore fish have a special gland in their gills that separates the salt from their inner fluids and excretes it back out to the sea. For fish - living in salt water is no big deal. Land creatures get rid of their excess salt by flushing it out with a bunch of extra water. There is a maximum concentration of salt to water that the kidneys are able to produce they can not make pure salt they have to have excess water to get rid of it. So what do you think would happen if you can get no excess water? What if the only water you could get was already saltier than what you have in your body? A land animal drinking sea water would only get saltier and saltier, get sick and eventually die.
How big do salt water snails get?
The Biggest salt water snail is Syrinx aruanus, a marine species living in Australiawith shells reaching a meter in length.
What are the configurations available for the Big Blue Whole House Water Filters?
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What is a big part of the solution to solving water crisis problem is?
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Can a hot plate separate salt from water?
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Can you keep full grown great white sharks in aquariums?
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Will there be a drinking water shortage in Saudi Arabia?
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Why can't marine fishes survive in fresh water?
Because marine fish live in salt water because there found in the ocean.
What is the principle of settlement for geography for the chesapeake bay?
it is a big bay that conects to the Atlantic ocean. sharks and other fish go through it. it is a salt water inviroment (: it is a big bay that conects to the Atlantic ocean. sharks and other fish go through it. it is a salt water inviroment (: it is a big bay that conects to the Atlantic ocean. sharks and other fish go through it. it is a salt water inviroment (:
How is salt extracted from seawater?
If you leave the salt water in an evaporating basin the water will evaporate leaving you with big crystals of salt. To speed up the evaporating reaction you can heat it over a Bunsen Burner but your crystals of salt will the smaller.
