Hydrology Vocab 2 (Competition Set)

When salt and fresh water mix, what is the new water substance called?

• Brackish Acid
• Fresh Water
• Salt Water
• Brackish Water

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Estuaries are known as the __________ of the sea.

• nurseries
• shopping malls
• grocery store
• garden

An estuary is made up of what kind of water?

• Saltwater only

• Freshwater only

• Salt & Fresh water

• Pure water

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Why is upwelling beneficial?

• It provides waters where commercially important fish spawn or seek refuge at some stage

• cool, deep water rises to the surface bringing nutrients for fish which benefits coastal ecosystems and fisherman

• fresh and sale water mix to support unique communities of organisms making the area very productive

• it allows scientists to determine the health of the ocean environment and monitor changes over time

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The part of the ocean where ecosystems do not rely on sunlight to create nutrients, but instead rely on chemicals released from inside the Earth to sustain life....

• The intertidal zone

• Around hydrothermal vents

• The deep zone

• The surface zone

An area where ocean water sinks through cracks in the ocean floor, is heated by the underlying magma, and rises again is called a(n)

• Tide pool

• Estuary

• Hydrothermal vents

• Atoll

What is chemosynthesis?

• Where bacteria use light energy to make glucose.
• Where plants use light energy to make glucose
• Where bacteria use chemical reactions to make glucose

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What is the source of energy for chemosynthesis

• Light energy
• Chemical energy
• Kinetic energy

A result of upwelling is a/an _________ in nutrients in the water.

• Decrease
• Increase
• No Change

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Oceanography is the study of the  _________.

• ocean
• garbage
• plants
• weather

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