Question

The water of which of the following seas is most saline?
A. Black Sea
B. Dead Sea
C. Baltic Sea
D. Red Sea

Answer 1

Hint: Saline water is water that contains a high concentration of dissolved salts. The salt concentration is usually expressed in parts per thousand or parts per million. It is most commonly known as Salt water.

Complete answer:
Option A) Black Sea – is an incorrect answer because it is an inland sea between Europe and Asia. It is connected with the Aegean sea by the Bosporus, the sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles. It is a large sea that is surrounded by land, and is between Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, and Georgia. It is incorrect here.

Option B) Dead Sea – is a correct answer because it is a salt lake between Israel and Jordan. Its surface is 1292 feet below the sea level. It is noted for the high salinity with 34.2% and for its banks being the lowest point on Earth. It is one of the world’s saltiest bodies of water. It is 9.6 times as salty as the ocean. It is the correct option.

Option C) Baltic Sea – is an incorrect answer because the Baltic sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean, enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Northeast Germany, Poland, Russia and the North and Central European Plain. The water of Black Sea is not saline. So, it is incorrect here.

Option D) Red Sea – is an incorrect answer because Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. Its connection to the Ocean is in the south. The Red Sea is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world, owing to high evaporation and low precipitation. It is an incorrect option.

Hence, the Dead Sea is the correct answer i.e. option ‘B’.

Note:There are many seas which are saline in water like Lake Assal, Dead Sea, Lake Urmia, Mono Lake, Salton Sea, Red Sea, Black Sea, Lake Van, Baltic Sea, etc. but Dead Sea is one of the saltiest bodies of water. That’s why the correct answer is Dead Sea.