Which condition causes ocean salinity to decrease?

A.
low levels of evaporation

B.
thawing of polar ice caps

C.
ocean water flowing into rivers

D.
low levels of precipitation

Question

Which condition causes ocean salinity to decrease?	
 
 A.
low levels of evaporation
 
 B.
thawing of polar ice caps
 
 C.
ocean water flowing into rivers
 
 D.
low levels of precipitation

anonymous · Answer

polar ice caps are freshwater with much lower salinity than the oceans.

anonymous · Answer

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barreraa · Answer

sorry my bad its B

anonymous · Answer

are you on k12?

anonymous · Answer

yes

anonymous · Answer

ocean waters flowing through rivers because rivers flow across seas

anonymous · Answer

@learningtime1234 No, rivers to not flow across seas.  Rivers are on land and drain into the seas or oceans.

anonymous · Answer

The answer is "B" i believe. With the melting of the polar caps, the ocean becomes "watered down" which decreases the salt in the ocean. Make sense?