Estuary Vocabulary - Quiz
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- Q1Organism or components of organisms that are used to assess the health of a water system.Bio-indicator30s
- Q2Water with a level of salinity between freshwater and seawater.brackish water30s
- Q3A measure of how clear water is.turbidity30s
- Q4tropical tree with roots that extend both above and beneath the watermangrove30s
- Q5A long narrow inlet from the sea between steep cliffs or hillsFjord30s
- Q6An area where a freshwater river meets the ocean including surrounding wetlands.estuary30s
- Q7A large part of an inlet that is protected from the open ocean by a body of and.sound30s
- Q8Large areas of flat land around estuaries that are mostly muddy depositsmud flats30s
- Q9Lands that are at times covered with waterwet lands30s
- Q10An area of coastal grassland that is regularly flooded by seawater.salt marsh30s
- Q11Portion of the shoreline that lies between the high and low tide linesintertidal zone30s
- Q12mud flatsLarge areas of flat land around estuaries that are mostly muddy deposits30s
- Q13wet landsLands that are at times covered with water30s
- Q14intertidal zonePortion of the shoreline that lies between the high and low tide lines30s
- Q15salt marshAn area of coastal grassland that is regularly flooded by seawater.30s