1001 Space Earth Earth Rocks and Minerals Landscape Sea Weather and Climate Natural Disasters Resources Nature History Human World Science and Technology

Choose a Page:How long has there been life in th...How much of the Earth is covered b...*Why does seawater taste salty?*Is the ocean floor flat?What causes waves?What is an iceberg?Are tidal waves caused by the tides?What are ocean currents?How has the ocean bed been measured?How does the sea affect the climate?How do coral reefs form?Are there currents at great depths?Why does the tide come in and go out? Why does seawater taste salty? When rivers flow down to the sea they carry with them minute traces of soluble minerals that have been washed out of the rocks. Over thousands of millions of years, these have built up in the oceans. Sodium chloride, or common salt, is the most abundant. Rivers flow down hill towards the sea   Previous: Back Book: 1001 Section: Earth Chapter: Sea