Why does oceans have salt and rivers and lakes do not?

Question

please respond before the 26th of september

Answer 1

ummm, hate to burst your bubble but it's already past september 26th. wait... no. that was august 26th. well either way, i don't know the answer. sorry

Answer 2

Sorry to say Chanlijkk but Lakes do not carry any amount of any thing into oceans; if they do then they are not lakes any more they will be called as rivers.

Dear Homer, water in lakes or rivers comes from either rain or melting of snow on mountains, river while travelling down hill to lands and finally to sea (oceans) carry a lot of sediments from its path BUT this is very small as compared to the amount of water they are having so that water is sweet.

All rivers end’s in ocean but still the amount of water is very high so it should also be sweet instead of salty?

This happens due to evaporation water from sea is evaporated but not the salt so the amount of salt has increased so much as compared to the water that the sea water is salty.

I hope this answered your query

Answer 3

well, the ocean is has a wider span, and the sand is from waves beating against larger rocks. most rocks are salty to the taste. fresh water doesn't have that large of span, and is usually surrounded by land. so waves don't accumulate as often and aren't as powerful.

Answer 4

Evaporation makes an ocean saltier and saltier. River and lake carry

small amount of salt into ocean continuouslly.

Answer 5

What a pointless answer! ^^^^^

Rivers and lakes certainly do have salt, but trivial amounts that you cannot notice and are dissolved.  Anyway, I knew what you meant, but lakes and rivers consist of fresh water, which depending on the situation, comes from melted glaciers, mountains, or from under ground.