Why Is Seawater Salty?

by Ellen Lawrence

Book Overview

You're splashing around in the ocean on a hot day when you accidentally swallow a mouthful of salty seawater. Yuck The water that comes out of a faucet doesn't taste salty. If you catch raindrops on your tongue, they don't taste of salt either. So what makes seawater taste salty? Readers will discover how tiny particles of salt from rocks on land are carried into Earth's oceans by rivers, and washed into the sea by ocean waves. They'll also learn...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 194355322X
• ISBN13: 9781943553228
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Bearport Books
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 10.1" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3