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Question 111 ptsWhich of the following is a characteristic of an estuary?Group of answer choicesexposed during low tide and submerged during high tidecrashing waves by the shoreemerging of waves and poolsbrackish water

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Question 111 ptsWhich of the following is a characteristic of an estuary?Group of answer choicesexposed during low tide and submerged during high tidecrashing waves by the shoreemerging of waves and poolsbrackish water

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The characteristic of an estuary from the given options is "brackish water".

Here's why:

An estuary is a partially enclosed, coastal water body where freshwater from rivers and streams mixes with salt water from the sea. This mixing of waters with different salinities creates a unique environment that brims with all kinds of life. The water in estuaries is often brackish – a mix of fresh water draining from the land and salty seawater.

The other options are not specific to estuaries. For example, areas exposed during low tide and submerged during high tide describe intertidal zones, crashing waves by the shore is a characteristic of coastal areas, and emerging of waves and pools doesn't specifically describe an estuary.

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