why atlantic ocean does not freez when everything we drop in it freezezs because its temperrature is so low?

Question

when the temperrature of atlantic ocean is extremely low then the water must also freeze but it does not and why is that so?

Answer 1

Salt water has a lower freezing point than fresh water.

Answer 2

The ocean is full of salt! We use salt during the winter on our driveways and sidewalks to keep them from icing over. Some brands even advertise that they use sea salt. Salt hinders the ocean water from becoming cold enough to freeze together (it doesn't prevent freezing, obviously - that's why we have the polar ice caps) . If something with a salt content lower than the water is introduced, it may freeze because of the lack of the natural inhibitors inherent in the salt.

Another evidence of Intelligent Design....

Answer 3

Two reasons. Because the salt lowers the freezing point. And the motion helps prevent the freezing. If you lived as far up as Canada you would see the Atlantic freezing in places however. It is cold enough there.

Answer 4

1) Dissolved salts in the water lower the melting point of ice.

2) Ice crystals are easily broken up by ocean currents.

3) Water is most dense at about 4 degrees celsius, so as it cools at the surface, it tends to sink and be replaced by warmer water. The oceans are very deep and there is a lot of water available.

4) Water evaporates from the ocean's surface, increasing it's salinity and density, and contributing to (1) and (3).

5) Ocean currents tend to circulate water over vast areas, transporting cold water away from the poles and warm water toward them.

6) Ocean water is very efficient at absorbing solar radiation.

7) As ice forms, the salinity of the water increases, again reinforcing (1) and (3).

Those are the main reasons I can think of off the top of my head. That being said, there are areas near the poles with considerable, and even permanent, sea ice.

Answer 5

not cold enough. the artic ocean in the north is often frozen. as are other lakes, bodies of water. the salt does cause a slightly lower freezing point than 0 degrees.

Answer 6

Because its salt water. Lower freezing temperature.

Answer 7

It is full of salt which lowers the freezing point, and it is tidal and therefore has a lot of kinetic energy. It does freeze in some places though, and it is full of icebergs.

Answer 8

salt water has a lower freezing point

Answer 9

because the water has salt in it, salt will keep anything from freezing