alleryWhere does the salinity of the oceans come from?
ASalt dropped by clouds
BUnderwater volcanoes only
CSalts eroded from land
DMelting of polar ice
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Salts eroded from land
1. Rivers and runoff erode salts from rocks on land.
2. They carry these dissolved salts to the ocean.
3. The other sources are not given as the origin of ocean salinity.
_Source: Wikipedia, Water cycle, Biogeochemical cycling_
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