Wetlands and Estuaries

Which is NOT a reason why wetlands are protected?

• they filter pollution

• they help prevent erosion

• the land is useless

• they control flooding

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Which letter marks the estuary in the diagram shown?

• B

• C

• A

• D

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Which is NOT an example of a wetland?

• floodplain

• marsh

• bog

• swamp

Why are estuaries important to our environment?

• estuaries filter pollutants

• estuaries provide nurseries for marine life

• estuaries act as home for many wildlife

• all of the other choices are good

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What is one way we can protect wetlands and estuaries?

• not polluting in our river basin

• dumping chemicals down drains

• littering in waterways

• washing a car in a driveway instead of a car wash, where water will be treated

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Estuaries are good for all of the following except

• nursery for young fish

• filtering out pollutants

• fishing

• riding in speedboats

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The different types of this are bogs, swamps, or marshes

• bays

• estuaries

• wetlands

• lagoons

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a mixture of salt water and fresh water

• mixture

• brackish

• compound

• biotic

Those areas of land that are covered by water all year or part of the year, and help control floods and serve as natural filters

• rivers

• wetlands

• seas

• floodplains

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A partially enclosed or sheltered body of water where fresh water from a river, meets the salt water from an ocean

• wetland

• lake

• estuary

• aquifer

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