Question

The Mississippi River flows into the Atlantic Ocean at the Gulf of Mexico. What can you conclude about the salinity of ocean water near the mouth of the river? (2 points)

The salinity will be higher than in ocean water far from the river's mouth.

The salinity will be lower than in ocean water far from the river's mouth.

The salinity will be the same as in ocean water far from the river's mouth.

The salinity will sometimes be higher and sometimes be lower than in ocean water far from the river's mouth.

Answer 1

The salinity will be lower than in ocean water far from the river's mouth

Answer 2

The salinity will be lower than in ocean water far from the river's mouth.

Step-by-step explanation:

• The salinity is a factor of the impact of the dryness and the influx of rivers systems, Mississippi being the second largest river of the North American continent, has various man-made and channels and o an average transports about 400 metric tones of sediments, to stats of coastal Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico.

• Due to the natural process of the delta switching, the Mississippi River has shifted its mouth to the final course of the Gulf of Mexico. And the deposits of the silt and sediments clog its mouth also forming bird foot deltas.