Coastal Ecosystems

An estuary is where the rivers meet the ?

• Ocean

• Beach

• Mountain

• Lake

Estuaries can be symbolized by a whisk because it is a mix of

• salt and fresh water, plants and animals

• fish and crabs

• sand and rocks

• river and stream water

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

This type of wetland is flooded and drained by ocean tides and has spongy soil and tall grasses that grow in the water, it is a salt

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Some fish swim in groups called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ because they are better protected with many eyes looking out for predators.

Salt Marshes help filter storm-water coming off the land and help remove this from the water

• snails and crabs

• salt

• excess nutrients and pollution

• oxygen and hydrogen

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Estuaries are a place many sea animals give birth or lay eggs, even sharks. It is known as the nursery to the sea.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Which is a sandy shores ecosystem?

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Which is a top predator in the salt marsh ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A barrier beach stays the same for a very long period of time, it could be thousands of years before their shape changes.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This landform is a mound that grows along a sandy beach, the grasses trap sand blown by the wind and the grasses deep roots and rhizomes and help hold sand in place.