• Question: Why is the sea salty?

    Asked by Em&Liv to Stu, Rob, Euan, Deborah on 17 Jun 2016.
    • Photo: Deborah Prunty

      Deborah Prunty answered on 17 Jun 2016:


      The sea has existed for millions of years. Over this huge length of time it has dissolved rocks and picked up a large amount of minerals. Salts are just minerals. This is why the sea is salty.

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