Match the Area with the Type of Estuary

question 1

Multiple Choice

Match the area with the type of estuary.
-Well-mixed estuary

• A)Puget Sound
• B)Delaware Bay
• C)Sacramento River mouth in San Francisco Bay

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Definitions:

Oceanic Crust

the part of the Earth's crust that underlies the oceans, thinner and denser than continental crust.

Upper Mantle

The upper mantle refers to the portion of the Earth's mantle that lies just beneath the crust, extending down to a depth of about 660 kilometers, involved in tectonic movements and convection currents.

Lower Mantle

The deeper section of the Earth’s mantle extending from 670 kilometers below the surface to the outer core, characterized by high pressure and temperature.

Continental Ice Sheets

Massive layers of ice covering large areas of continental land, primarily in polar regions, formed from accumulated snowfall.