Sea water is saltier than rain water because – (1) Sea animals are salt producing (2) The air around the sea is saltish (3) Rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea (4) Sea beds have salt producing mines

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(3) Rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea Explanation: Seawater is salty because rainwater dissolves the salt minerals found in soil and rocks as it travels through rivers arid streams en route to the sea The rain that falls on the land contains some dissolved carbon dioxide from the surrounding air.

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