Ch 12 Vocab Review

A partially enclosed, tidal, coastal body of water where fresh water from a river meets the saltwater of the ocean is called an (a)   .

• Delta
• Lagoon
• estuary

A geological process by where sediments, soil, & rocks are added to a landform or land mass is called (a)   .

• Deposition
• Erosion
• Weathering
• Compaction

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The level of transparency loss water has due to the presence of suspended particles in the water is called (a)   .

• Turbidity
• Salinity
• Hardness

A (a)   is a reef close to & surrounding newer volcanic islands or that borders continental landmasses.

• Fringing reef
• Barrier reef
• Atoll
• Patch reef

The removal of moisture or drying out of an organism is called (a)  

• Desiccation
• Hydration
• Osmosis

When a coral loses more of its calcium carbonate skeleton per year than it gains, it is called (a)  

• Reef erosion
• Photosynthesis
• Sedimentation
• Coral bleaching

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A natural process where material is worn away from the Earth’s surface & transported elsewhere is called (a)   .

• Erosion
• Photosynthesis
• Condensation
• Evaporation

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The deposition of suspended particles from water is called (a)  

• Sedimentation
• Evaporation
• Filtration
• Distillation

A low-lying triangular area at the mouth of a river formed by the deposition of sediments is called a (a)   .

• Delta
• Peninsula
• Isthmus
• Lagoon

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(a)   is the whitening of coral that results from the loss of a coral’s symbiotic zooxanthellae.

• Coral bleaching
• Coral whitening
• Coral calcification
• Coral erosion

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