Gulf of Mexico “Dead Zone” vocabulary

Which of the following words means:

A relationship in which one factor causes an effect to the other factor. The first event is the cause and the result is the effect.

• dead zone

• contaminant

• causal relationship

• correlation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which of the following words means:

Any physical, chemical or biological substance in water.

• dead zone

• contaminant

• causal relationship

• correlation

Which of the following words means:

A near shore area of water with little or no dissolved oxygen and therefore little or no organisms.

• dead zone

• contaminant

• causal relationship

• correlation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which of the following words means:

A measure of how well one set of data relates to another.

• dead zone

• contaminant

• causal relationship

• correlation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which of the following words means:

Any visible sign that shows the condition of the system being studied.

• Evidence

• indicator

• model

Which of the following words means:

Information that supports or refutes a claim.

• Evidence

• indicator

• model

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Which of the following words means:

Any representation of a system (or its components) used to help one understand and communicate how it works.

• Evidence

• indicator

• model

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following words means:

Excess rainfall, melted snow, or irrigation water that flows across the ground.

• Nutrients

• Run-off

• Trade-off

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following words means:

An organism takes in from its environment to use as a source of energy or as building blocks for growth.

• Nutrients

• Run-off

• Trade-off

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of the following words means:

A desirable outcome given up to gain another desirable outcome.

• Nutrients

• Run-off

• Trade-off

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2