SCIENCE 5 BEBE 3RD GR 022625

It is the amount of salt dissolved in a body of water.

• salinity
• vegetation
• estuary
• intertidal zone

The general term for all the plant species in a particular habitat.

• salinity
• vegetation
• estuary
• intertidal zone

The area where fresh water meets salt water; it is a partially enclosed body of water formed where fresh water coming from rivers, streams and lakes mixes with salt water from the ocean.

• salinity
• vegetation
• estuary
• intertidal zone

The area covered in water during high tide, but exposed during low tide.

• salinity
• vegetation
• estuary
• intertidal zone

The word estuary was based on the Latin word ______ which means "tidal part of the shore".

These are river valleys, which are valleys filled with water due to the rising sea level.; they are shallow and have slanted bottoms.

• Coastal plain estuaries
• Bar-built estuaries
• Tectonic estuaries
• Fjords

These are formed when a shallow lagoon or bay is separated from the ocean by a sandbar, sand delta, or barrier island that forms parallel to the coastline.

• Coastal plain estuaries
• Bar-built estuaries
• Tectonic estuaries
• Fjords

These are formed due to the movements of land surfaces on Earth's crust.

• Coastal plain estuaries
• Bar-built estuaries
• Tectonic estuaries
• Fjords

This is an inlet of water from the sea created by glaciers and are formed when glacial erosion carves out a deep.

• Coastal plain estuaries
• Bar-built estuaries
• Tectonic estuaries
• Fjords

"True or False": A sill is found in all estuaries.