Question R10 Q5 - NSB Round Robin 2009

Which of the following BEST explains why Mono Lake in California is hypersaline:

W) it has no outlet and a high evaporation rate

X) it is subject to extreme saltwater intrusion emanating from a vast system of underground aquifers

Y) it is underlain by massive salt domes formed 250 million years ago

Z) it has been subjected to periodic eruptions of volcanic ash

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