Question

The central Atlantic Ocean has the highest salinity levels of any open ocean on Earth. Which of these BEST explains why the salinity is so high?

Group of answer choices

The rate of evaporation is low, and the rate of rainfall is low.

The rate of evaporation is high, and the rate of rainfall is low.

The rate of evaporation is low, and the rate of rainfall is high.

The rate of evaporation is high, and the rate of rainfall is high

Answer 1

option 2 The salinity is so high, because the rate of evaporation is high, and the rate of rainfall is low.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the rate of evaporation is high the water evaporates in the form of vapours and it will not carry salt with it.

And while the rainfall that is occurring in that place is less than the rate of evaporation.

meaning there will not be enough water to dilute the salinity meaning there will be alot more salinity in that ocean.