why is the ocean salty, and how did it get that way?

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why is the ocean salty, and how did it get that way?

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Answer 1

Salt exists and can dissolve in water. When water evaporates from the ocean it doesn’t take salt with it, and falls on the land as fresh water. That water runs over the land and encounters salt in landscape. That salt will dissolve in the water as it runs downhill, eventually reaching the ocean.

Literally rinse and repeat and this results in salt making its way into the ocean over time.