8e.1.2

Which best describes the water found in estuaries?

• salt water
• brackish
• freshwater

Benthic organisms live where

• At a shallow depth

• Along ocean ridges

• On the ocean floor

• In the neritic zone

A technology used for underwater mapping is called

• Laser

• Radar

• Sonar

• Doppelganger

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Estuaries are important because they:

• provide shelter for young organisms
• have LOTS of nutrients
• filter out pollution from the ocean
• all of the above

the area of the shore and seabed that is exposed to the air at low tide and submerged at high tide, i.e. the area between tide marks

• neritic zone
• intertidal zone
• photic zone
• upwelling

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Areas where cold, nutrient rich waters are brought to the surface due to winds blowing offshore are known as_________

• Aquifers

• Benthos

• Upwellings

• Hydrothermal Vents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Upwellings are areas of rich biological diverstiy

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

The ocean plays a critical role in removing carbon from the atmosphere

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Hydrothermal vents are driven by _______ from beneath the sea floor.

• Motion

• Heat

• Friction

• Light

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

All life in the ocean rely on sunlight for energy

• True

• False

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