Chesapeake Bay Trivia

Chesapeake Bay Trivia

12th Grade

9 Qs

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Chesapeake Bay Trivia

Chesapeake Bay Trivia

Assessment

Quiz

Science

12th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS2-4, MS-LS2-5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Karen Bendorf

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is average depth of the Chesapeake Bay?

100 feet

21 feet

60 feet

over 300 feet

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following states is NOT part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed?

West Virginia

Pennsylvania

New York

New Jersey

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following organisms acts as the main filter for the water in the Bay?

sharks

blue crabs

oysters

plankton

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Chesapeake Bay is home to 87 species of this type of animal:

Fish

Water Birds

Mollusks

Plants

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percent of the Chesapeake Bay is actually freshwater?

10%

20%

50%

80%

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Chesapeake Bay is home to 12 species of this type of animal:

Crabs

Sharks

Oysters

Water Birds

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Invasive species are unwanted species that out-compete Native species and lead to serious issues in an ecosystem. How many invasive species have been sighted in the Chesapeake Bay watershed?

20

75

100

200

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How LONG is the Chesapeake Bay measured from its northern point in Havre de Grace, MD to its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia Beach, VA?

500 miles

200 miles

100 miles

350 miles

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the world.

TRUE

FALSE

Answer explanation

It's the largest estuary in the United States!

The St. Lawrence River connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean is the largest in the world.