Ch 10 Lesson 4 & 5

Ch 10 Lesson 4 & Lesson 5

Lesson 4- Pg 386-391
Lesson 5- Pg 392- 397

Multiple Choice

What is a simple definition of a wetland?

• low lying lands with spongy soil that are wet all the  time every year
• low lying lands with spongy soil that are wet for a certain time every year
• high lands with spongy soil that are wet for a certain time every year
• low lying lands with moist soil that are wet all the  time every year

Multiple Choice

Which type of wetland is best described as, "The plants growing here are grasses, reeds, sedges, and some shrubs."

• bogs
• fens
• swamps
• marsh

Multiple Choice

Which type of wetland would be best described as "usually characterized by the growth of woody plants such as cypress and tupelo trees. "​ 

• bogs
• fens
• swamp
• marsh

Multiple Choice

These are the three main jobs of wetlands.

• provide habitats, store flood waters, purify water
• provide habitats, store plant life, purify water
• purify water, store wildlife, provide habitats
• purify the land, store flood waters, provide habitats

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Multiple Choice

What are the 3 types of wetlands?

• swamp, ocean, river
• pond, river, marsh
• marsh, marsh, marsh
• swamp, marsh, bog

Multiple Choice

What is the best description of a wetland?

• An area where the ground is always covered by water, and the water is saltwater.

• An area where the ground is polluted and flooded.

• An area where the ground is soaked or covered for most of the year, and can be freshwater or a combination of fresh and saltwater.

Please continue onto lesson 5

Multiple Choice

Deep Ocean currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns

• Earth's Rotation

• Density

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.

• Cold

• Warm

• Freezing

• Fresh

Multiple Choice

What are a circular system of currents in the Earth's major oceans?

• ocean current

• gyre

• upwelling

• conveyor belt

Multiple Choice

The more scientific name of the Global Conveyor Belt is _____.

• halinethermal circulation

• thermohaline circulation

• thermodensity circulation

Multiple Choice

________ and _______ affect the ocean's density and cause the Global Conveyor Belt to travel

• gravity and the Coriolis Effect

• temperature and salinity

• wind and climate

• temperature and the Coriolis Effect

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Multiple Select

What are the sources that ocean currents are driven by? (check all that apply)

• wind

• tides

• changes in water density

• rotation of Earth

Multiple Choice

The two main categories of ocean currents are _____________ and ____________.

• surface currents ; tidal ocean currents

• surface currents ; deep ocean currents

• deep ocean currents ; top currents

• deep ocean currents ; super ocean currents

Multiple Select

What are surface currents driven by near the shore? (check all that apply)

• salinity

• density

• wind

• tides

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