Why Are Salt Lakes Salty

question 4

Multiple Choice

Why are salt lakes salty?

• A) because desert streams carry very salty water
• B) because mineral springs deliver salt water to such lakes
• C) because evaporation from the lakes removes water but not salt
• D) because rainfall in deserts is salty

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