Chesapeake Bay

This is a fish that swims upstream from salt to fresh water to lay its eggs.

• Anadromous
• Spawn
• Sediment
• Leaching

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

What is an inlet partly separated from the ocean by land?

• Bay
• Estuary
• Habitat
• Tributary

What are the substances that are detrimental to water quality and aquatic life called?

• Contaminants
• Erosion
• Pollution
• Nitrates

What is the breakdown of dead plants and animals by bacteria?

• Decay
• Pollution
• Erosion
• Toxic Chemicals

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the area of land which includes parts of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, which separates the Atlantic Ocean from the Chesapeake Bay?

• Delmarva Peninsula
• Estuary
• Habitat
• Tributary

What is it called when rocks and soils are worn away by rushing water, rain, wind, or ice?

• Erosion
• Leaching
• Runoff
• Storm Drain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is a partially enclosed body of water that has a mixture of salt water from the ocean and fresh water from rivers and streams?

• Estuary
• Watershed
• Tributary
• Bay

What is a substance, primarily made of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, that helps plants grow?

• Fertilizer
• Pesticide
• Pollution
• Sediment

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is a combination of all the food chains in an ecosystem?

• Food Web
• Life Cycle
• Living Resource
• Spawn

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the water that seeps into the ground and fills the spaces between rocks and soil particles called?

• Groundwater
• Habitat
• Watershed
• Storm Drain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4