The ocean water is salty due to elements, ions and compounds dissolved in it. The constant erosion and breaking down of rocks causes elements, ions and compounds to be continuously washed away to the ocean, through streams and rivers. Though salt keeps coming into the ocean in this manner, it gets removed too through sprays splashing out of oceans or in the salts getting stuck on sediments at the bottom of the ocean. The salinity of the ocean is increased by evaporation or when icebergs are formed. The average ‘salinity’ of the ocean is 35 parts per thousand.
What Makes the Ocean Water Salty?
