Why is the sea salty?
Most of the ocean's salts were derived from gradual processes such the breaking up of the cooled igneous rocks of the Earth's crust by weathering and erosion, the wearing down of mountains, and the dissolving action of rains and streams which transported their mineral washings to the sea. Thanks!
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When rain falls, it dissolves carbon dioxide from the surrounding air. This therefore causes the rainwater to be slightly MORE?
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Most of the ocean's salts were derived froml processes such the breaking up of the cooled igneous rocks of the Earth's crust MORE?
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The sea is salty because of breaking up of the earth's crust and wear on mountains from acid rain washing minerals into the sea.
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The oceans are salty because of rain run off over billions of years. The salt comes from the minerals in the earth. Ask Away!
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There are two clues that give us the answer. First, "fresh" water is not entirely free of dissolved salt. Even rainwater has MORE?
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