Question

Assertion(A): Salinity is higher in closed ocean basins.
Reason(R): Enclosed ocean basins undergo little mixing with the open ocean.

Options

• Both A and R are correct, R gives the correct explanation of A

• Both A and R are false

• A is correct but R does not explain A

• A is correct, R is false.

Answer 1

Both A and R are correct, R gives the correct explanation of A