2006-10-27 08:41:56 · 11 answers · asked by mbtafan 3 in Environment
I just just wondering because someone told me that in a class and I was wondering if he was full of it or if he had a point
2006-10-27 08:45:58 · update #1
No, no way is that true. Are you aware just how much water there is in all the water bodies on Earth?
2006-10-27 08:43:23 · answer #1 · answered by Jethro 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ocean salt is caused by the release of mineral salts from subterranean fault lines. For instance, in the mid Atlantic there is a very long fault line that continually spews molten lava and fire. In the pacific ocean mountains are being created from under water volcanoes.
2006-10-27 15:50:41 · answer #2 · answered by quaver 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure. what bullshit.
volume of oceans is about 1.3E18 m^3.
volume of a large whale is maybe 150 m^3.
so volume of oceans is about 8.7E15 times the volume of the whales.
total population of whales world-wide, all species, is estimated at maybe 1.5 to 2 million, most of which are pilot and minke whales, much much smaller than the estimate i've used for their volume above.
even so, this would still make the volume of the oceans about 1E10 times more than the volumes of all the whales in them.
now how something one tenth of a billion of another thing, could contribute for 50 percent of the salt in that other thing?
furthermore, ocean water is about 3.5% salt. So approximately, volume of salt in all oceans is around 1E8 TIMES the volume of all the whales in them.
Definitely, whoever said that was full of it.
2006-10-27 16:17:05 · answer #3 · answered by AntoineBachmann 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok, so 70% of the world is ocean?
and the world's surface area is 509600000 sq km?
and there are only about 1.5 million sperm whales on earth?
...i'm going with no on this one...
2006-10-27 15:50:53 · answer #4 · answered by sky_blue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course not. C'mon you just wanted to write 'sperm', didn't ya
2006-10-27 15:45:05 · answer #5 · answered by Celt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No that is not true and yes he is full of it.
2006-10-27 15:50:00 · answer #6 · answered by katybeth212001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Total nonsense..
2006-10-27 15:49:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure but if it is true how ironic
2006-10-27 15:44:00 · answer #8 · answered by Ash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO............
RIVERS ARE RESPONSIBLES FOR SALT/MINERALS CONTENT OF OCEANS.
2006-10-27 15:45:46 · answer #9 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is.
2006-10-27 15:44:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋