Week 13_2nd qtr_Science

The body of water near the coast where fresh water from rivers and streams flow into the ocean and mixes with salt water is called ________.

Estuaries help prevent soil erosion

• TRUE

• FALSE

Estuaries lets flood water and tidal surges overflow

• TRUE

• FALSE

Estuaries provide livelihood opportunities to nearby communities such as tourism and aquafarming.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Estuaries act like buffers, protecting lands from crashing waves and storms

• TRUE

• FALSE

Estuaries cater a poor diversity of living things.

• TRUE

• FALSE

________ can be recognized by their dense tangle of prop roots that make the trees appear to be standing on stilts above the water.

There are about ___ different species of mangrove trees.

• 100

• 90

• 80

• 75

_______ is the area where land meets the sea. It is the area which lies between the high tide mark and low tide mark

• intermmitent zone

• intertidal zone

• literal zone

• international zone

What are the 3 other terms used for intertidal zone?