Question

Region where fresh water meets salt water is called
(a) Sea
(b) Lake
(c) River
(d) Estuarine

Answer 1

option no. d IS YOUR ANSWER

Answer 2

Option (d) Estuarine -This is the answer.

About estuarine:

• Fresh water can have its source from lakes, ponds, rivers or even streams.
• Salt water can come from sea or oceans.
• Sometimes both of these two kinds of water (bodies) meet. In this case the water results to be brackish.
• Brackish water means the saltiness in it is partial and not extreme.
• Such formation of the meeting of fresh water and salt water region is called an estuarine.
• The other names for estuarine is bay, slough or lagoon.
• Some of the estuarines are Firth of Thames, Coromandel Harbour, Mokau, etc.,
• Therefore the answer is: Option (d) Estuarine.