Estuaries

During low tide, estuaries leave many different ______ sources for turtles, birds, and other animals.

• water

• clothing

• home

• food

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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What are 2-3 creatures that call estuaries home?

What is a mixture of salt and freshwater called?

• Brackish

• Fresh-salt

• Murky

• Lemonade

What is one use of an estuary to help increase biodiversity?

• 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

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Estuaries are not only habitats for animals but they can provide this for people:

• Recreational area

• Food source

• Educational and learning environment

• All of these

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Of the following, estuary animals have to be adapted for varying levels of:

• Dissolved Oxygen

• Salinity

• Temperature

• All of these

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Glaciers that have cut through granite rock form these type of estuaries:

• bar built

• fjords

• coastal plain

• tectonic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When salt and fresh water mix, what is the new water substance called?

• Estuarine Water

• Fresh Water

• Salt Water

• Brackish Water

Estuaries act like a ______ to help absorb flood water and storm surges.

• forest

• sandy beach

• river

• barrier

Sand bars that build up over a long time and partially close off coastal waters form this type of estuary:

• bar built

• fjords

• coastal plain

• tectonic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4