1) What are estuaries? 2) How/why do shallow estuary waters create unique habitats for organisms living here? 3) How does the salinity in water change as you move from inland areas out towards the ocean? Be sure to include the phrase "brackish waters" in your response . 4) List 4 ways estuaries provide protection for inland areas. 5) How does dredging impact fish living in an estuary? 6) How could too many nutrients impact the natural balance in an estuary? 7) List and describe 3 ways the land terrain change as we move from Charlotte, NC to the coastal plains of North Carolina ) List 4 ways estuaries provide protection for inland areas. 9) List 5 factors that can change the flow of water through an ecosystem 10)List and describe 4 reasons estuaries are important for both wildlife and human activity

Estuaries is a type of water body that is partially enclosed present at the coastal side where freshwater from rivers and streams combines with salt water that is coming from the ocean. Shallow estuary waters create unique habitats for organisms living there because the presence of brackish water refers to the mixture of fresh water draining from the land and salty seawater. The salinity in water change as you move from inland areas out towards the ocean because the water of inland has less salt in it while water of ocean has huge amount of salt present in it so when we move from inland to the ocean salt concentration increases in it. estuaries provide protection for inland areas by filtering pollutants, prevent shoreline erosion, flooding and storm.