Ok, I"m doing a report on whales, to hunt or protect, and someone says that whale makes the ocean salty, and that if there aren;t' any more whales, the ocean will become less salty every year, so all I;'m asking is, do whales make the ocean salty? If not, then what does ?
2007-12-20 09:06:20 · 3 answers · asked by Private 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Salt makes the oceans salty.
No, I'm not being facetious.
Salt easily dissolves in water, anytime sea water comes in contact with a deposit of salt it dissolves it. Anytime river water comes in contact with salt it dissolves it and then flows into the ocean.
If the ice caps melt it would add a lot of unsalted water to the oceans and that might make them less salty.
2007-12-20 09:12:40 · answer #1 · answered by don_sv_az 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lol... I don't know about whales making the oceans salty. Think about it. Our planet is 77% water, and how many whales are in that water??? Enough to make all the water salty?? I highly doubt it!
Salt is carried by the water that flows through mountains, plains, valleys, etc, flows through rivers and out goes to the oceans... So, water travels through a lot of land before making it to the ocean and salt is carried over by that flowing water. That is what makes the oceans salty!
Hope this helps!
2007-12-20 22:03:02 · answer #2 · answered by A.Samad Shaikh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
someone saying that must be a moron! what part of whales make ocean salty? poop?
2007-12-21 01:33:30 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋