After watching a newscast about another avalanche in the Himalayas, you comment to your family that Mt. Everest is not only the tallest mountain on Earth, but that it continues to get taller each year. Write a scientific explanation that describes why Mt. Everest grows taller every year.

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.