Question

Which of the following is true of salt lakes?
a.
The water flowing in to salt lakes comes directly from the ocean.
b.
Salt lakes are formed when river bends are cut off.
c.
The water flowing in to salt lakes contains minerals.
d.
Salt lakes do not experience shrinking due to erosion.

Answer 1

c. The water flowing in to salt lakes contains minerals.

Explanation: Salt lakes are typically endorheic (closed) basins where rivers and streams bring dissolved minerals (salts). Because water leaves mainly by evaporation, those minerals concentrate and make the lake saline.