please dont tell me something like millions of years...cause im a christian and i dont believe in that but yeah why is the dead sea sooo0o0o0 salty??
2006-12-11 16:58:29 · 7 answers · asked by bunnys'r'cute 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
If you look at all the streams and rivers that run into the Dead Sea and then look and see that there is no outlet. The Dead Sea collects salt water but doesn't get rid of salt water. The water evaporates leaving just the salt behind therefore making it more salty every year.
2006-12-11 17:00:51 · answer #1 · answered by joshatgrace 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Dead Sea is salty because it has no outlets. Any minerals which flow into it stay there. All bodies of fresh water have outlets which allow them to dispose of dissolved minerals which flow into them from their sources. Oceans and seas typically have no outlets (although there are exceptions; the Mediterranean Sea is saltier than the Atlantic Ocean, and loses mineral-laden water by a deep outflow layer through the Straits of Gibraltar).
This "no-outlet" condition is general with all landlocked bodies of salt water, such as the Great Salt Lake in Utah, USA, or the Caspian Sea. Saltiness can be aggravated, as it is in the Dead Sea or the Great Salt Lake, by location in a hot, dry climate.
2006-12-12 01:01:32 · answer #2 · answered by jamaica 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because for thousands of years water has come in, but not flowed OUT!
The Sea of Galilee (Lake Geneseret) is 650 feet below Sea Level. The Dead Sea is 1350+ below - since it's level is dropping.
It is the lowest point on the earth. There is nowhere for the Dead Sea to flow out of - it's all uphill from there.
AND by the way - the Sea of Galilee is salty, too!
2006-12-12 01:04:00 · answer #3 · answered by tom4bucs 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are lots of salt lakes and salt seas in the world. It happens whereever the water has a lot of evaporation and doesn't mix with much fresh rainfall. So it is more common in desert areas (look up Salt Lake in Utah). The salt comes from the ground/dirt because it is a natural mineral and is easily transported by any water running through it.
2006-12-12 01:01:33 · answer #4 · answered by Julian A 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The minerals found below the sea contain high amount of sodium, salt.
2006-12-12 01:01:21 · answer #5 · answered by naynay1852 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is believed that is where the biblical city of Sodom and Gomorrah was located. Everything was turned to salt.
2006-12-12 01:14:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
lame excuse for trying to figure out a science question what does religion have to do with this question anyway
2006-12-12 01:01:27 · answer #7 · answered by DR.PHIL-A-LIKE 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋