Why does the ocean taste like salt?

Question

Why does the ocean taste like salt?

Answer 1

Because there is salt in it.

Answer 2

it contains salt, possibly from stones and dead fish, iono lol

Answer 3

Because it contains dissolved salt in it.

Answer 4

because god dropped a gigantic salt shaker in the water and it never ran out of salt

Answer 5

Those GIANT whales eh...

Answer 6

Maybe its to do with the salt?  

Answer 7

because the oceans are saline (contain salt)!?of course, there are freshwater habitats also which i dont think are salty

Answer 8

well its has salt in it so therefore it should taste like salt. righttt:)

Answer 9

there once was a huge boat going across the ocean. it was fillled with sat to bring back to america. there was a huge storm that sunk the ship and all the salt fell out

Answer 10

Because Stone Cold said so

Answer 11

Its called salt water for a reason.

=)

Answer 12

it contains a lot of sodium

Answer 13

It contains salt.

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Answer 14

As the rains fall and water flows over the land, the water dissolves salt out of the rocks, washes the salt into streams, then rivers, and finally carries the salt to the sea. The salt stays in the sea because no water flows out of the sea just as no water flows out of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. When seawater evaporates to form clouds, almost all of the salt stays behind.  

Answer 15

Becuase it has salt water not fresh water.........