Gulf Dead Zone

When we say Gulf Dead Zone, which Gulf are we talking about?

• Gulf of Siam

• Baja Gulf

• Gulf of Mexico

• Gulf of Arabia

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

This graph of shrimp catches over time proves that the Gulf Dead Zone was not caused by...

• Hurricane Katrina

• Fertilizer runoff

• Random differences

• Aliens

Which is a picture of the Mississippi River watershed?

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Tags

CCSS.SL.9-10.2

What is a watershed?

• A porta potty

• A building to store water

• Where rivers connect together

• A type of snake

What is the fertilizer component causing the problem?

• Filtrates

• Nitrates

• Sulfates

• Malphates

What is eutrophication?

• Pollutants causing an increase in plant life

• Pollutants causing a decrease in plant life

An increase in plant life like algae in water causes...

• Increase death of other living things

• Increase in fish

• Decrease in decomposition

• Increase in shrimp

Eutrophication in the gulf causes...

• More shrimp to reproduce

• An increase in oxygen

• Hypoxia

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

Hypoxia is...

• An increase in dissolved oxygen

• A decrease in dissolved oxygen

• An increase in density

• A decrease in density

What is the cause of the Gulf Dead Zone

• Oxygen from plants

• Oxygen from algae

• Nitrates from fertilizers

• Nitrates from clothes washing soap