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The Ocean Is Maintaining a Constant Salinity Because

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The ocean is maintaining a constant salinity because


A) the fresh water from the rivers equals the amount of water evaporated from the oceans.
B) chlorine and sodium will not form a salt compound at normal ocean temperatures.
C) glaciers are melting and adding fresh water to the system.
D) chemical reactions in the oceans combine elements into compounds that are stored in the biota or ocean sediment.
E) The ocean is actually increasing in salinity.

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