Question

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

A. An estuary consists of the sea at one end and a river at the other.

B. Water is saltier than a river in a creek

C. A creek is a producer of a wide variety of biodiversity.

D. The bay can also be completely surrounded

1. B 
2. D 
3. C 
4. A 

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : D 

The correct answer is D.

• Such an area where the water of the river gets into the sea and the saline water of the sea enters the river in the 'state of the tide' is called the "Estuary".
• The estuary builts at a place where the river sediment brings very little.
• The place where river water meets the ocean and large quantities of sediments are deposited at the joining place. That place is called delta. Such as the Ganges River and Brahmaputra delta in India.
• Lagoons are the shallow body of water which got separated from a larger body of water by some barrier or reefs.
• When a Waterfield where it is touched by the sea on one side but surrounded by land on three sides is called a bay. Such as The Bay Bengal.
• A gulf is a "large body" of water that is surrounded by land and having only a "narrow entrance".
• A strait is a "narrow waterway" that connects 'two large water bodies'.​