Multiple choice

Common salt can be obtained from seawater by?

  1. Filtration

  2. Evaporation

  3. Sublimation

  4. None of these.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Evaporation is the process used to recover dissolved solids from a liquid solution. Seawater is left in shallow pits where the sun evaporates the water, leaving salt behind.