Estuaries Checkpoint Quiz

Which letter marks the estuary in the diagram shown?

• B

• C

• A

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Why are estuaries important to our environment?

• Estuaries filter pollutants and prevent erosion.

• Estuaries provide nurseries for marine life.

• Estuaries act as home for many types of wildlife.

• All of the above.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

True or False:

Estuaries are one of the most productive Ecosystems/Biomes in the world.

• False

• True

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

a mix of salt water and fresh water

• mixture

• brackish

• abiotic

• biotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Salinity in an estuary can fluctuate drastically. However, when moving UPSTREAM salinity will always ____________.

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

Identify the estuary.

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• 
• 
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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following describes how aquatic life acts during a jubilee?

• move quickly and swim away when humans approach

• move slowly and come to the surface

• You don't see aquatic life during a jubilee.

Which of the following factors must be present during a Jubilee event?

• high levels of oxygen

• wind blowing from the west to the east

• rising tide

• winter time

Is a jubilee happening under the following conditions?

Its August 12th at 6:00 am, there is a gentle breeze blowing from the east. The tide is rising and a recent algae bloom has left the levels of dissolved oxygen to be very low.

• Yes

• No

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Jubilees only occur in 2 places in the world.

• True

• False