At the present time, the salinity of the ocean seems to be ____

A) increasing due to evaporation as the Earth warms up
B) decreasing due to several years of excessive rainfall
C) increasing due to pollution
D) in chemical equilibrium, where ions are added to the ocean at the same rate as they are being removed


D

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