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- salt is dissolved from the earth (also as ions Na+ and Cl-) and transported in oceans by rivers
- chlorine from volcanic activity in oceans and sodium from the earth form NaCl
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What refers to the amount of salt dissolved in the ocean?
salinity
Why does the Dead Sea have more salt than the Atlantic Ocean?
The Dead Sea has a higher salinity (more salt per unit volume) than the Atlantic Ocean but less total amount of salt because the Atlantic is so much bigger.
Why does the ocean have salt water and a lake does not?
Quite a number of lakes have saltwater.
What sulfurous salt compounds are found in the ocean?
potassium sulfate, calcium sulfate, magnesium sulfate
Is drinking ocean water harmful?
Answer Drinking water is good for you. Salt water is salty but it makes you drink a lot. Answer Drinking ocean water is not reccommended. It is not very clean, so you could get ill from it. Also, because it is so salty, it can cause problems for your body. Your body needs water with much less salt in it
How does sun effect the salt in the ocean?
The Sun does not effect the salt in the ocean.
What are the probable sources of salt in the atmosphere?
the ocean. water from the ocean evaporates into the air, ocean water has salt in it.
Is the Atlantic Ocean a freshwater ocean?
Ocean Atlantique (Atlantic Ocean) is salt water, as all oceans are.
Why do Hammerhead sharks live in the ocean and not in salt water?
the ocean is salt water because the rocks in the ocean when the water brushes over the rocks give off salt but if you are talking about justregular salt and water it is because the salt is different from the salt in the ocean which the hammerhead sharks can not adapt to it as well
Is the Atlantic Ocean fresh or salt water?
Like all oceans and seas, the Atlantic Ocean is salt water.
Does ocean water have all of the properties of salt?
No, because ocean water is not salt. Ocean water does have salt dissolved in it, but there are distinct chemical and physical differences. First, ocean water is not crystalline while salt is. Second, ocean water is a solution with many different solutes while salt is a pure compound.
Why do they call ocean water salt water?
because ocean water has salt in it and lots of it..
Is the Antarctic ocean salt or freshwater?
Salt
What is ocean water?
salt water from the ocean.
Is the Pacific Ocean have salt in it?
Yes, all the Oceans including the Pacific Ocean are salt water.
Which salt is most plentiful in the ocean?
The most plentiful salt in the ocean is sodium chloride (NaCl)
Why is water vapor not as salt as the ocean?
because there is alot more salt found in the ocean rather than the amount of salt in the atmosphere
