Question

2. What are two major factors that cause the ocean to become salty?

Answer 1

Answer:

The salinity of Ocean water in the surface layer of oceans depend mainly on evaporation and precipitation.

Evaporation of ocean water and formation of sea ice both increase the salinity of the ocean.

Answer 2

Answer:

Rivers

Water cyle

Explanation:

The rivers erode the miners of soil to form salts, where as there is an unlimited amount of water in rivers due to the watercycle.

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