Why Is The Ocean Salty?
The ocean is salty, but most lakes and rivers are not. Why is this? Get 15% off http://www.domain.com's s domain names and web hosting when you use coupon code DNEWS at checkout! Read...
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Hey, ocean, what’s with all the salt?Hi everyone, Julian here for DNews at YouTube Space LA. Recently we got a question fromNENE71984 asking why the oceans were salty, and everyone in the office kind of lookedat each other and went, “Yeah, why?”I’m going to assume she’s not asking why the ocean is all sassy and bitter, but insteadis asking why there’s salt in the oceans but not in our lakes and streams. Except somelakes like the Great Salt Lake, I know, people in Utah and internet trolls. Jeez, I alwayshave to be technically correct with you guys, the best kind of correct.First off the salt in the oceans is 90% the same chemical makeup as your table salt, goodold NaCl. Sodium Chloride isn’t the only kind of salt there is, there are many varietiesbecause a salt i...
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Hey, ocean, what’s with all the salt?Hi everyone, Julian here for DNews at YouTube Space LA. Recently we got a question fromNENE71984 asking why the oceans were salty, and everyone in the office kind of lookedat each other and went, “Yeah, why?”I’m going to assume she’s not asking why the ocean is all sassy and bitter, but insteadis asking why there’s salt in the oceans but not in our lakes and streams. Except somelakes like the Great Salt Lake, I know, people in Utah and internet trolls. Jeez, I alwayshave to be technically correct with you guys, the best kind of correct.First off the salt in the oceans is 90% the same chemical makeup as your table salt, goodold NaCl. Sodium Chloride isn’t the only kind of salt there is, there are many varietiesbecause a salt i...
