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The average salinity of seawater is 35 parts per thousand (or ppt).

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The average ocean salinity is less than 4 percent?

The average ocean salinity is around 3.5%. It is typically measured in parts per thousand (ppt) or in PSU (practical salinity units), with most oceans having a salinity close to this average value.


What is the average salinity percentage in the dead sea and how does it compare to the earths oceans?

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On average what is the percent of salt in saltwater?

On average, seawater in the world's oceans has a salinity of ~3.5%, or 35 parts per thousand.


Is salinity high on open ocean?

In open ocean evaporation affects the salinity of the oceans, in closed oceans the lack of sunrays cause greater salinity levels.


What oceans have salt in them?

AnswerAll oceans have salt in them. The average salinity of all oceans is 35 parts per thousand. Salinity does vary according to depth and location. Areas of the ocean located near onshore river runoff typically have a lower salinity. Areas near the tropics with high evaporation rates tend to have higher salinity.


What affects the oceans salinity?

Water


What affects oceans salinity?

Water


What is the salinity in the oceans?

The amount of salt in the water. Near the surface of the open oceans salinity is in general between 3.3% and 3.7%


Describe the oceans and explain how the water cycle affects the salinity of the ocean?

Oceans are big water bodies. Salinity is due to the presence of minerals in water.


How much saltier is the dead sea than the oceans?

The Dead Sea is 33.7 % Salinity - The oceans average 3.5% salinity. So the Dead Sea is Roughly 10 times a salty as the Oceans. ----------------- I found another source (wikipedia.org)that states that the Dead Sea is 8.6 times as salty as the sea.


What is a hypersaline sea?

A hypersaline sea has elevated levels of dissolved ions (salts) as compared to normal saline conditions. A hypersaline sea has about 40 parts per mil salinity and the average salinity for the oceans is about 35 parts per mil salinity.


What is the measure of dissolved salts in the oceans called?

salinity