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Geography GK · Q229

World Climate And Weather

Competitive Exams · Geography GK · question 229

Q229

The Sea water is more salty than rain water because

A.
Sea creatures salt
B.
Air around sea is salty
C.
Rivers pours salt from the soil into sea
Answer
D.
There are salt mines in sea surface

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Rivers while passing through rocky places weather the rocks & erode them, during weathering of rocks, its mineral content in form of salt gets eroded which is dumed in sea along with river water.