are icebergs fresh or salt water?

Answer 1

fresh water.

For the most part icebergs are fresh water. The reason is that when ice
freezes slowly enough to not trap salt water inclusions, the complex crystal
structure of ice
does not provide any space for the salt to become incorporated into the
crystal structure.

You can demonstrate this for yourself by PARTIALLY freezing a solution of
salt water,
say about 5% in your frig freezer. Freeze about 1/4 of the water. Remove the
frozen ice and carefully rinse it in cold fresh water, say just above 0 C.
so you don't melt the ice very much. Rinse it several times with new fresh
cold water then taste the ice cube and compare that taste to the taste of
the original salt solution.

Vince Calder

Answer 2

Thoughtful q.
It is fresh.
'cuz salt water does not freeze unless it is quite cold. By the time the iceberg is formed, it has already rejected salt to form ice and grow into a berg.

Answer 3

Fresh

Answer 4

Fresh.

Answer 5

Freshwater, another reason why their melting into the ocean is crucial. One question is how much will it lower the salinity of the ocean if the icebergs were to disappear. Thus affecting marine life who need a specific salinity to survive. Another mass extinction, much like the Permian?

Answer 6

fresh. doesn't get cold enough to freeze salt water.

Answer 7

I think fresh. But check wikipedia...

Answer 8

ice bergs r of fresh water.that is why some people r trying to take ice bergs to dry areas.

Answer 9

fresh

Answer 10

Both!