Ch 12 Vocab Review

A partially enclosed, tidal, coastal body of water where fresh water from a river meets the saltwater of

the ocean

A geological process by where sediments, soil, & rocks are added to a landform or land mass

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The level of transparency loss water has due to the presence of suspended particles in the water

A reef close to & surrounding newer volcanic islands or that borders continental landmasses

The removal of moisture or drying out of an organism

When a coral loses more of its calcium carbonate skeleton per year than it gains

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

A natural process where material is worn away from the Earth’s surface & transported elsewhere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The deposition of suspended particles from water

A low-lying triangular area at the mouth of a river formed by the deposition of sediments

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Whitening of coral that results from the loss of a coral’s symbiotic zooxanthellae

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5