Estuary Review

A semi-enclosed area where fresh water from a river meets salty water from the sea.

• Watershed
• Groundwater
• cEstuary
• oalOcean

A natural system linked by living (plants, animals) and nonliving (soil, air, water) things?

• Ecosystem
• Riverbasin
• Watershed
• Estuary

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The amount of land and water needed to support one’s lifestyle using current technology.

• Vegetative buffer
• Ecological Footprint
• River basin
• Estuary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

When salt and fresh water mix, what is the new water substance called?

• Brackish Acid
• Fresh Water
• Salt Water
• Brackish Water

Estuaries are known as the __________ of the sea.

• nurseries
• shopping malls
• grocery store
• garden

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

From the estuaries video watched in class, what animal is this?

• blue crab
• scorpion crab
• horseshoe crab
• lobster

From the estuaries video watched in class, what animal is this?

• dolphin
• manatee
• unicorn
• whale

From the estuaries video watched in class, what is this?

• palm tree
• coconut tree
• mangrove
• seagrass

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

From the estuaries video watched in class, what animal is this?

• stone crab
• blue crab
• fiddler crab
• softshell crab

Which shark species can spend its time in freshwater or saltwater?

• Great White
• Basking
• Bull
• Tiger