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An estuary is usually where the fresh water of a river meets the salty sea. The mixing of fresh and salt water forms brine.
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What is the small body of water extending into land?
The term firth can be used to describe a small body of water extending into a landform (estuary is also used in this context).If this body of water is surrounded by mountainous land, the term fiord or fjord can be used if one wishes to be more precise.
Is fresh water in an estuary?
an estuary is a mix of salt water and fresh water.
What is a estuary used for?
A estuary is used for ships, electricity and etc
Use estuary in a sentence?
An estuary is a place where fresh water meets ocean water.
What biome is this. where fresh water and salty ocean water meets?
the area located between them is an estuary. because and estuary is where fresh water and salt water mix.
What is it called when sea water mixes with freshwater?
its called an Estuary... An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.[1] Estuaries are often associated with high rates of biological productivity.
What are the 3 major water biomes?
Freshwater Biomes, Estuary Biomes, and Marine Biomes
What is the coastal body of water partially surrounded by land in which fresh and salt water mix?
estuaryYou will see the term defined various ways, including "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" and "the part of the wide lower course of a river where its current is met by the tides". But, this is almost certainly the term you are looking for. An estuary environment is where salt and fresh water are mixed.
Where salt water and fresh water mix?
Estuary
What are the physical factors of an estuary?
Physical factors of an estuary include salinity levels, temperature variations, turbidity (clarity of water), tidal currents, and substrate composition (the type of material on the estuary floor). These factors greatly influence the ecosystem and species that inhabit the estuary.
What is the water temperature of an estuary?
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Why is an estuary used as a nursery for the young of many saltwater fish?
Why is an estuary used as a nursery for the younng of many saltwater fish
