GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -You may know that the oceans cover about 70 percent of the of Earth’s surface, and that about 97 percent of all water on and in the Earth is saline-there’s a lot of salty water on our planet.

Detailed explanation-2: -The water in the oceans is saline (saltwater). Saline water contains significant amounts (referred to as “concentrations") of dissolved salts.

Detailed explanation-3: -The vast majority of water on the Earth’s surface, over 96 percent, is saline water in the oceans.

Detailed explanation-4: -The oceans are, by far, the largest storehouse of water on earth-over 96% of all of Earth’s water exists in the oceans.

Detailed explanation-5: -The concentration of salt in seawater (its salinity) is about 35 parts per thousand; in other words, about 3.5% of the weight of seawater comes from the dissolved salts.