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What type of water body is the Chesapeake Bay?
An estuary.
What is the body of water where fresh water from a river mixes with salt water called?
That body of water is called an estuary. It is a partially enclosed coastal body of water where rivers or streams flow into and mix with seawater. This mixing of fresh and salt water creates a unique and productive ecosystem.
An area where a stream deposits sediment into a body of water?
estuary
What is a wide mouth body of water close to shore?
It is an estuary.
What is estuary in organisms?
Estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of water where freshwater from rivers meets and mixes with saltwater from the ocean. It forms a unique habitat that supports a diverse range of plant and animal species specially adapted to varying salinity levels. Organisms in estuaries often have specialized physiological adaptations to cope with fluctuating environmental conditions.
What is the name for a body of water that is a portion of the ocean and penetrates into land?
Tidal Estuary
What is a large body of salt water that is smaller than an ocean called?
estuary
What is the name for a body of water that is portion of the ocean and penetrates into land?
Tidal Estuary
What is A large body of salt water smaller than an ocean is called?
estuary
Is fresh water in an estuary?
an estuary is a mix of salt water and fresh water.
What is the difference between a tributary a estuary and a channel?
A tributary is a stream or river that flows into a larger body of water. An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of water where freshwater from rivers mixes with saltwater from the ocean. A channel is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water, such as a channel between two islands.
What is an estuary and why is it important marine organisms?
•An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.
