Coastal Zones Quiz

Which term refers to the coastal body of brackish water where rivers meet the sea?

• Estuaries

• Intertidal Zone

• Neritic Zone

• Deep Zone

What is the name of the area that is above water at low tide and under water at high tide?

• Estuaries

• Intertidal Zone

• Neritic Zone

• Open Ocean

Which zone is characterized by the relatively shallow part of the ocean above the drop-off of the continental shelf?

• Intertidal Zone

• Deep Zone

• Neritic Zone

• Open Ocean

What term is used to describe the vast body of water that covers the majority of the Earth's surface, which is not part of the coastal zones?

• Neritic Zone

• Intertidal Zone

• Estuaries

• Open Ocean

Which term describes the lowest layer in the ocean, existing below the thermocline and above the seabed, where sunlight does not reach?

• Neritic Zone

• Intertidal Zone

• Open Ocean

• Deep Zone

Which of the following is a type of freshwater biome?

• Ocean

• Estuaries

• Rivers and Streams

• None of the above

Estuaries are categorized under which type of biome?

• Freshwater

• Marine

• Desert

• Forest

Which of the following is not a freshwater biome?

• Lakes and Ponds

• Wetlands

• Rivers and Streams

• Ocean

What are the two basic aquatic biomes mentioned in the video?

• Oceans and Seas

• Freshwater and Marine

• Deserts and Forests

• Tundra and Grasslands

Which of the following is NOT listed as a major freshwater biome in the video?

• Ponds

• Rivers

• Oceans

• Wetlands