The oceans contains enough salt to cover all the continents to a depth of nearly 500 feets

Keep practicing — related questions

• The Pacific Ocean covers about one-fifth of the total earth's surface.
• Only 3% water of the earth is fresh, rest 97% salted.
• True or false: The Atlantic Ocean is the saltiest ocean.
• The Crust is about 35 km, thick on the continental masses and only 5 km thick on the ocean floors.
• The Atlantic Ocean is the deepest of all the world's oceans?
• Over millions of years, the _____ of salt in the ocean has increased to about 3.5%.
• The oceans cover ………of the surface of the earth.
• Saltwater covers about what percentage of the earth's surface?