The Salty Secrets of the Dead Sea
In The Salty Secrets of the Dead Sea, Ubercorn and the Go Jetters explore the Dead Sea, a giant salt water lake that’s as deep as the Eiffel Tower is tall! With all that salt, no plants or animals can live in the water, but guess what? It makes people float! Ubercorn shows us how the salty water makes it easy to relax and float on your back — like a fun floating adventure. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four plucky international heroes as they travel the globe visiting the world’s most famous landmarks with their friend and mentor, Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.
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Q: Why can’t animals or plants live in the Dead Sea?
A: The water in the Dead Sea has so much salt that it creates a harsh environment where animals and plants cannot survive.
Q: Why do you think the Dead Sea is called a “sea” when it is really a lake?
A: It’s called a “sea” because it’s very large and looks like a sea, but it’s actually a lake because it’s not connected to the ocean.
Q: How does the salt in the Dead Sea help people float?
A: The salt makes the water thicker, so people float easily.