Climate & Aquatic Biomes Review

Most weather occurs in the ______, and the ozone layer is located in the ____.

• Stratosphere; stratosphere

• Stratosphere; troposphere

• Troposphere; stratosphere

• Troposphere; troposphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Heating of air molecules from the warmth of earth's surface will result in

• a region of high pressure.
• the sinking of dry air masses.
• a region of low pressure.
• a deflection of winds in a counter-clockwise direction.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of these is TRUE about an El Nino event?

• Upwelling in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean is increased.
• Cold, dry conditions are experienced in coastal Ecuador & Peru.
• Drought conditions are experienced on the islands of the western equatorial Pacific Ocean.
• Increased precipitation levels are experienced in the Amazon Forest.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

An initial event in causing an El Nino is

• the weakening of equatorial trade winds
• a reversal in the Gulf Stream
• increased winds pushing the Peru Current faster past the South American continent.
• increased evaporation from the Amazon forest.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following is the best definition for estuary?

• Narrow band of coastline that exists between high and low tide.
• Areas along the coast where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean.
• Flowing fresh water containing rapids.
• Freshwater aquatic areas that are saturated by water for at least part of the year.

This area experiences extreme changes in temperature & moisture throughout the day. Animals adapt by having tough outer skin or shells & can suction to rocks to withstand wave action.

• Coral Reef

• Abyssal Zone

• Euphotic zone

• Intertidal Zone

This biome occurs in topical waters near coasts, where water is warm, salty, and shallow. Threats include acidification & bleaching from warming waters

• coral reef

• salt marsh

• lakes

• abyssal zone of the ocean

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

These include all lakes/streams/rivers and all surrounding land which drains toward it.

• Marsh
• Swamp
• Watershed
• Basin

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which biome has the lowest net productivity per unit area?

• Coastal zone of the ocean
• Estuary
• Open ocean
• Abyssal zone of the ocean

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NGSS.HS-LS2-4

Which of the following freshwater biome has an abundance of nutrients, high turbidity, and a large number of algae & aquatic plants?

• Eutrophic lake

• Oligotrophic lake

• Source zone of a river

• Estuary

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3