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Salt's origins are in the rocks on land. As rocks weather and erode, finding their way to the seas and oceans through streams and rivers, minerals such as salts are dissolved in the water and do not evaporate causing the salinity of seawater to increase over time. The vast majority of salt produced today for human use is mined from seas and lakes which evaporated long ago, leaving vast quantities of chemical sedimentary rock known as rock salt.
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Where does the salt in ocean come from?
Salt in the ocean comes from the weathering and erosion of rocks on land, which release mineral particles containing salts that get carried by rivers and streams into the ocean. Over millions of years, this process has resulted in the accumulation of salt in the ocean. Additionally, volcanic activity and hydrothermal vents also contribute to the presence of salt in the ocean.
Why is the ocean salty and where does the salt come from?
In brief, sodium chloride (salt) is a natural component of the rocks, and as erosion and solution take their course, the salt is dissolved and flows to the sea. The sea can absorb a large quantity of salt.
Is the indian ocean fresh or salt water?
Salt waters of the Atlantic
Large bodies of salt water are called what?
Large bodies of salt water are called seas or oceans.
Why the water of the ocean is salty?
When water goes to the ocean, most of the time its by a river. When rivers travel over land it picks up particles like salt. When the river meets the ocean at the rivers delta the slowing of the speed of the river causes the bigger sized particles to get deposited at the bottom of the ocean. The smaller particles(salt) remain in the water making the water salty.
Which ocean did Gandhi steal the salt come from?
Indian Ocean
Where does ocean salt come from and how is it produced?
Ocean salt comes from the evaporation of seawater, which leaves behind salt crystals. These salt crystals are then harvested and processed to produce table salt for consumption.
Where does the salt come from in the Atlantic Ocean?
Salt comes from rocks. When water wears down rocks at the beach particles of sand are washed into the ocean.
What are the substances that making up salt in ocean?
the substances that makes up salt in ocean water is known as a compound. It can come from the rocks , it come from the type of bacteria. Some bacteria may come from the fish and waste within the water and you also have to take in to consideration that a lot of rock in the ocean have salt in them and leaks off in to the water.
Where does the salt in ocean come from?
Salt in the ocean comes from the weathering and erosion of rocks on land, which release mineral particles containing salts that get carried by rivers and streams into the ocean. Over millions of years, this process has resulted in the accumulation of salt in the ocean. Additionally, volcanic activity and hydrothermal vents also contribute to the presence of salt in the ocean.
Where most salt in ocean water come?
leh rocks :D The sea erodes the rocks in the ocean and over time, the rocks become salt
What types of shrimp are blind?
The kind that come form the bottom of the ocean.
Why doesn't the salt in the ocean come from the rocks and soil on land?
Salt is dissolved from the Earth and transported in oceans/seas by rivers.
Where did most of the salt come from in Mayan?
The sea.
Did salt come from the new world?
No. Salt is a relatively common mineral worldwide. While there is such thing as a salt mine, anywhere with access to an ocean or saltwater lake/sea has access to salt.
Do dolphins swim at the top or bottom of the ocean?
Dolphins, being mammals, swim near the surface of the ocean where they can come up for air regularly.
How are salt waters different from fresh waters?
It's all in the name; salt water has salt and fresh water has no salt. The reason why some water is salty and some is not is not as simple. Usually, either there was salt in the floor of the ocean and it got mixed in or when rivers carry little particles of something in them, sometimes it's salt from the sides and bottom of the river. The water has the salt mixed in and eventually that water becomes part of the ocean.
