Why Is the Sea Salty?

10/10/2020 6:00:00 PM
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Listen and answer the questions.

  • Where does the water in the land go to?
  • Does river water or ocean water have more salt?

Where does the water in the land go?

  • air
  • clouds
  • rivers
Does river water or ocean water have more salt?
  • River water has more salt.
  • Ocean water has more salt.
  • They have the same amount of salt.

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

There is a lot of salt on the Earth, and it very well with water. 

There is some salt in all water. Water on the land runs into lakes and rivers. The water from most lakes goes into rivers. These rivers run into the seas and . They carry a little salt with them. Some of the ocean water moves into the air and clouds. It . Salt cannot evaporate. It stays in the ocean. 

The water in the oceans has more salt than the water in rivers. Ocean water is about 3½ % (three and a half ) salt. Some seas have more salt than others. 

Some lakes do not have a river to carry the water and salt away. Some of the water evaporates, but the salt cannot. These lakes are very . There are two famous lakes like this. They are the Dead Sea in the Middle East and the Great Salt Lake in the state of Utah in the United States. They are much saltier than the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

Read the passage and answer the questions.

Why Is The Sea Salty?

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There is a lot of salt on the Earth, and it mixes very well with water. 

There is some salt in all water. Water on the land runs into lakes and rivers. The water from most lakes goes into rivers. These rivers run into the seas and oceans. They carry a little salt with them. Some of the ocean water moves into the air and clouds. It evaporates. Salt cannot evaporate. It stays in the ocean. 

The water in the oceans has more salt than the water in rivers. Ocean water is about 3½ % (three and a half percent) salt. Some seas have more salt than others. 

Some lakes do not have a river to carry the water and salt away. Some of the water evaporates, but the salt cannot. These lakes are very salty. There are two famous lakes like this. They are the Dead Sea in the Middle East and the Great Salt Lake in the state of Utah in the United States. They are much saltier than the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

What can water do but salt cannot?

  • Going into the air
  • Moving to the oceans
  • Being carried to the seas
  • Staying in lakes

Why are some lakes very salty?

  • Because they have more water than oceans.
  • Because rivers do not carry salt away from them.
  • Because water from the seas go to them.
  • Because they are at the places that have much salt.

Which one is the most salty?

  • The Dead Sea
  • The Atlantic Ocean
  • The Pacific Ocean
  • Huge rivers

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text. 

  1. These lakes are very . They are the Dead Sea in the Middle East and the Great Salt Lake in the state of Utah in the United States.
  2. Ocean water is about three and a half salt.
  3. There is a lot of salt on the Earth, and it very well with water.
  4. These rivers run into the seas and . They carry a little salt with them.
  5. Some of the ocean water moves into the air and clouds. It .

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text. 

  1. Some water to form clouds.
  2. Oil does not with water.
  3. They travelled across in search of a new life.
  4. Eighty of the students are men.
  5. The food tasted .