Question

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follows:
Water is present in two forms on the Earth - fresh water and ocean water. Oceans account for 97% of the water on
the earth. Ocean water is salty or saline. Only 3% of water found on the earth is fresh water. The salinity of the
ocean water varies from place to place.
a) Can we consume ocean water? Why or why not?
b) Write a few sources of fresh water on the Earth.
c) Name the five major oceans of the Earth.
d) What can be the different factors on which the salinity of oceans depend?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1)we cannot consume salt ocean water because they are too salty to consume

2) we can find fresh water in Lakes

3) Pacific Ocean

Arctic ocean

Antarctic Ocean

indian Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Answer 2

Answer:

a) we not consume ocean water because ocean water was salty