Environmental Studies Center

In what decade did the Government Begin to dig a ditch along the length of the lagoon?

• 1850's

• 1950's

• 1830's

• 1960's

The Indian River Lagoon runs between ____________and __________?

• Jensen Beach and Stuart

• Maine and Miami

• California and Florida

• Daytona and Jupiter

Why is the ocean salty?

• There is no pepper

• chemical and gases from volcanoes

• Fish go potty in the ocean

• giant rocks of salt were dissolved years ago

What is deposition?

• Sand being dropped off in another location.

• Money put in your bank.

• Waves remove sand from the shore.

• Directional flow of water.

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What is erosion?

• What you use to correct mistake made by pencils.

• The directional flow of water.

• Sand that is dropped off.

• Waves remove sand from the shore.

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5th Grade Island was created in ________.

• 1961

• 1861

• 1916

• 1816

Why did the government dredge the lagoon?

• So people could get from one place to another faster.

• To help the Ais Indians

• To make the spoil Islands.

• For people to use the lagoon for boating.

An area where organisms have adapted to huge daily changes is called __________________.

• 5th Grade Island

• The Ocean

• Jensen Beach Elementary School

• Intertidal Zone

Red Mangroves

• are easy to recgnize by their long prop roots.

• have long Pelican like seeds

• is very important to because it helps stabilize the soil.

• All the above

Black Mangroves

• have very dark bark, have roots that stick up out of the sand

• Has black bark, have roots that stay in the sand

• has black looking Mangos that taste like chocolate.

• None of the above