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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.
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Are rivers salty like oceans?
No they are not the same.
Where does salinity mostly occur?
It mostly occurs in Australia due to salty rivers or salty water
Why is the great lake not salty?
The great lake isn't salty because its water comes from different rivers and streams.
Why are lakes and rivers not salty?
Because the seas do not reach them to get salt into them
Is river water salty yes or no?
Yes to tidal rivers
Why was the dead sea so salty in the bible?
For the same reason it is salty now. Rivers flow into it but not out and there is a high rate of evaporation.
Why sea is salty?
Salt is dissolved from the Earth and transported in oceans/seas by rivers.
Why sea are salty?
Because the salt dissolved from the earth is transported by rivers in seas.
A place where fresh water from rivers mixes with salty ocean water is a?
An estuary is the place when river water mixes with seawater (salty ocean water).
When did early oceans became salty?
baltic area
Why is the baltic sea less salty than other seas?
The Baltic receives fresh water from more rivers and can be called brackish, only slightly salty
Why is the oceon water salty?
Salt is dissolved from the Earth and transported in oceans/seas by rivers.
