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^ prime prime in your response. 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.

8. 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

Explanation below.

Explanation:

3. The salinity of water increases as the water moves from the inland area to the ocean. This is because the ocean has high salinity.

Salinity is the amount or concentration of salt in the water.

WAYS BY WHICH ESTUARIES PROTECT THE INLAND AREAS

1. The plant in estuaries prevent shoreline erosion.

2. Protect the inland areas from flooding.

3. Protect the inland areas from storm surges from hurricane.

IMPORTANCE OF ESTUARIES TO INLAND PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE.

1. They provide nesting and feeding habits for many aquatic plants and animals.

2. Provide goals and services that are economically and ecologically indispensable.

3. Prevent shoreline erosion

4. Protect the inland areas from flooding.

IMPACTS OF DREDGING ON FISH LIVING ESTUARIES.

Dredging have negative impacts on the organisms in estuaries. These are

1. Habitat degradation

2. Remobilization of contaminants

3. Increase rate of sedimentation.

4. Increased the concentration of suspended matter.

the cost of mining is extremely low compared to the money earned from mining, creating income to improve the environment.