Estuaries

An estuary is best defined as a place where--

• fresh and salt water meet

• a river meets the Chesapeake Bay

• a group of animals are gathered

• the water from the land flows into a river

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Which of the following is NOT TRUE of estuaries?

• Estuaries provide a habitat for biotic factors

• Estuaries create a protective refuge for living things

• Estuaries allow juvenile animals to grow into adults safetly

• Estuaries create shelter for aquatic and non-aquatic life.

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What is 1 use of an estuary?

• Used as a place to help predators capture their prey

• Used as a "nursery" to help organisms raise babies

• Used as a place the filter sediment and trap pollution

• Used as an "overflow" area to prevent flooding

What body of water would be affected if a river was polluted in the area marked with the star?

• Chesapeake Bay

• North Carolina Sound

• Gulf of Mexico

• Pacific Ocean

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Which of the following best describes an estuary?

• Where the tide rater makes a river

• a coastal water that is more salty than the ocean

• the deep ocean floor

• where fresh and saltwater mix in a coastal area

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What biome is where salt and freshwater mix? The Chesapeake Bay is an example!

• Aquatic

• Freshwater

• Marine

• Estuary

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What role do estuaries play in the environment?

• They are primarily used for mining

• They serve as nurseries for many marine species

• They are a source of freshwater

• They are primarily used for industrial waste disposal

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a mix of salt water and fresh water

• mixture

• brackish

• abiotic

• biotic

The image is an example of which type of estuary?

• Bar-built estuary

• Fjord

• Coastal plain estuary

• Salt wedge estuary

Where is the largest estuary in the 48 contiguous United States?

• Great Lakes

• Gulf of Mexico

• Chesapeake Bay

• off the coast of Flordia