What process causes the ocean to be so salty?
What process causes the ocean to be so salty?
Salt in the ocean comes from two sources: runoff from the land and openings in the seafloor. Rocks on land are the major source of salts dissolved in seawater. Ocean water seeps into cracks in the seafloor and is heated by magma from the Earth’s core. The heat causes a series of chemical reactions.
How much of the world’s freshwater is in the Great Lakes?
20%
Which Great Lake is the shallowest?
Lake Erie
What is wrong with Lake Erie?
Excessive algal growth in Lake Erie threatens the ecosystem and human health of a waterbody that provides drinking water for 12 million people in the U.S. and Canada. Algae can persist for weeks during summer by blooms carried by winds and currents eastward through the lake.
Why does Lake Erie smell so bad?
CLEVELAND, Ohio—As the summer winds down, much of western Lake Erie stinks. Green goo—miles and miles of it—floats on the surface, emanating a smell like rotting fish as it decays. But Lake Erie, the shallowest, and therefore the warmest, of the five Great Lakes, is uniquely vulnerable to algal blooms.
How clean is Lake Erie now?
Heidelberg University’s water quality lab showed that dissolved reactive phosphorous was steadily increasing since 1995. Water quality reports from the states bordering Lake Erie generally indicate improvement in Lake Erie’s tributaries. Strangely, there is no continuing water quality monitoring in Lake Erie itself.
Which Great Lake has the worst storms?
Many more were stranded or smashed against the rocky shorelines from Lake Superior to Lake Erie. Lake Huron saw the worst of this hellish storm, with eight ships going under and 187 lives lost during one violent six-hour window.
Can you eat fish from Lake Erie?
The answer is yes! It is safe to eat Lake Erie walleye 52 meals a year, or an average of once a week. All fish from Lake Erie are safe to eat some of the time, but walleye are among the safest, covered only by the general “one meal a week” advisory that covers most game fish in Ohio.
Which Great Lake has the most shipwrecks?
What is the biggest creature in the Great Lakes?
lake sturgeon
What area has the most shipwrecks?
Cape Hatteras
Which state has the most shipwrecks?
Michigan
How big were the waves that sank the Edmund Fitzgerald?
23 feet