Salt Water
Definition
Salt water refers to water that contains significant amounts of dissolved salts (primarily sodium chloride) making it unsuitable for drinking due to its high salinity.
Analogy
Imagine salt water as tears falling from your eyes after eating an extremely salty bag of chips. Just like those tears are filled with saltiness, so is salt water in oceans and seas around the world.
Related terms
Freshwater: Describes water with low salinity levels, typically found in lakes, rivers, and underground aquifers.
Salinity: Refers to the concentration of salts in water or soil.
Desalination: The process of removing salt from seawater to make it suitable for human consumption or irrigation purposes.
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