Bays and Estuaries

Check all of the important indictors for water quality in an estuary

• Salinity

• Dissolved Oxygen

• pH

• Water Column

• Phosphates/ Nitrates

A mix of freshwater and saltwater is called:

• wetland

• mangal

• brackish

• osmoconformer

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What is an estuary?

• Where deltas and river mouths meet

• Where fresh and salt water meet and mix

• Where temperate and tropical temperatures meet

• Where salt and saltier water meet and mix

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What are the functions of an estuary?

• Nursery ground for life

• Acts as a buffer for coastal communities

• Helps limit salty water in rivers

• Absorbs and stores carbon

• Space for fish to grow and be sold

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The image is an example of which type of estuary?

• Bar-built estuary

• Fjord

• Coastal plain estuary

• Salt wedge estuary

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Estuaries are not impacted by human behavior.

• True

• False

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Common in Alaska, Norway, Greenland, Chile, and New Zealand, these estuaries were caused by glaciers:

• coastal plain estuaries

• bar-built estuaries

• fjords

• tectonic estuaries

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What are some plants you might find in an estuary?

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As inflows increase

• salinity decreases

• salinity increases

• salinity is not impacted

• all of the above

Why are estuaries important to our environment?

• Estuaries filter pollutants and prevent erosion.

• Estuaries provide nurseries for marine life.

• Estuaries act as home for many types of wildlife.

• All of the above.

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