Issues and in Ocean and Coastal Zone

Which ecosystem is sometimes referred to as a “graveyard,” due to its lack of life?

• Open ocean

• Pictou

• Coastal zone

• Tidal zone

A marine community that is very productive and is created by giant algae.

• Mangroves

• Coral Reef

• Kelp Forest

• Intertidal zone

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Which marine environment has the most biodiversity

• Coastal zones

• Kelp Forests

• Intertidal zones

• Sandy Beach

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Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

• Venus

• Sun

• Venus

• Moon 

What type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• Mew moon tide

• Neap tide

• Full moon tide

• Spring tide

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What causes tides?

• Wind

• Spring

• Gravity

• Neap

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_______are daily changes in ocean water.

• Waters

• Tides

• Colors

• Earths

Stronger winds create __________ waves.

• Larger

• Smaller

• Shorter

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A tsunami's energy source is formed

• distant areas from where they began

• from above water

• From under water

the earth's surface from the edge of a continent to the deep part of the ocean

• aphotic zone

• deep zone

• open ocean

• continental shelf

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