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The Dead Sea has a higher salinity (more salt per unit volume) than the Atlantic Ocean but less total amount of salt because the Atlantic is so much bigger.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoBecause there is salt in both of them.
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What five oceans are salt?
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic & Southern
What refers to the amount of salt dissolved in the ocean?
salinity
What oceans have salt in them?
AnswerAll oceans have salt in them. The average salinity of all oceans is 35 parts per thousand. Salinity does vary according to depth and location. Areas of the ocean located near onshore river runoff typically have a lower salinity. Areas near the tropics with high evaporation rates tend to have higher salinity.
Why does the ocean have salt water and a lake does not?
Quite a number of lakes have saltwater.
What water will you not sink in because of the salt?
The body of water you will never sink in is The Dead Sea, because it has allot of salt and the salt will push you to the top of the water THEREFORE you WILL NOT sink.
Is the Atlantic Ocean fresh or salt water?
Like all oceans and seas, the Atlantic Ocean is salt water.
Is the Atlantic Ocean a freshwater ocean?
Ocean Atlantique (Atlantic Ocean) is salt water, as all oceans are.
Does the water in the Caribbean Sea have more salt than the Atlantic Ocean?
Yes. The disparities are from global warming and the gulf stream.
What is the earths saltiest sea?
The saltiest of the four major oceans is the Atlantic Ocean. The Dead Sea is much saltier, but is not an ocean it is a lake. The Dead Sea is so salty nothing can live in there. Most oceans are around 3.5% salt (35 parts per thousand (ppt)) The Dead Sea contains around 33.7% salt, it ranges in layers that are between 300 and 400 ppt
What type of water is the Atlantic ocean?
Salt
How much percent of the Atlantic ocean can you drink?
No body can drink Atlantic ocean water its especially full of salt.
Is the Atlantic Ocean saltwater or fresh water?
The Atlantic Ocean contains salt water. It contains approximately 3% salt.
Is the indian ocean fresh or salt water?
Salt waters of the Atlantic
What kind of water does the Atlantic Ocean have?
All oceans, including the Atlantic, are salt water.
Is the Alantic Ocean fresh water or salt water?
Like all oceans, the Atlantic Ocean is a body of salt water.
Does non-salt water exist in the Atlantic?
No, all ocean water has some salt in it.
Is the dead sea more salty or the ocean?
its called the "dead sea" for a reason -__- too much salt will kill anything
