Too Much Salt?

This quick to read article gives a very concise explanation of why oceans are salty and lakes and rivers do not appear to be but actually have salt in them. The secret is that oceans do not... See More

This quick to read article gives a very concise explanation of why oceans are salty and lakes and rivers do not appear to be but actually have salt in them. The secret is that oceans do not have an outlet and lakes and rivers do. Read for more detail - it is interesting!

Salt and water

Robertson provides a wonderful explanation that salt exists in all water and why it is more evident in some places than others. The article is rich in information and written in a manner th... See More

Robertson provides a wonderful explanation that salt exists in all water and why it is more evident in some places than others. The article is rich in information and written in a manner that is easy to understand.

Three Kinds of Water - Distilled, Fresh or Salty

All rivers usually run to the sea so that rivers (and lakes formed by them or from them) are not salty. However, as the river runs toward the sea it picks up nutrients that are eventually d... See More

All rivers usually run to the sea so that rivers (and lakes formed by them or from them) are not salty. However, as the river runs toward the sea it picks up nutrients that are eventually dumped into the sea. The exception is the Great Salt Lake, a land locked lake, in Utah with no inlet or outlet and a relic from an ocean that covered the Earth long ago. This article is a short but useful earth science article that has a simple activity for students.