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  • Question 1
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    An estuary is best defined as a place where--

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    fresh and salt water meet

    a river meets the Chesapeake Bay

    a group of animals are gathered

    the water from the land flows into a river

  • Question 2
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    Which of the following is NOT TRUE of estuaries?

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    Estuaries provide a habitat for biotic factors

    Estuaries create a protective refuge for living things

    Estuaries allow juvenile animals to grow into adults safetly

    Estuaries create shelter for aquatic and non-aquatic life.

  • Question 3
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    Q. Which of the following is NOT true about an Estuary?
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    They can be comprised of multiple other intertidal zones
    They are a common mating ground for Marine birds
    They are often found where a river meets the ocean
    They are all saltwater
  • Question 4
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    Why are estuaries important to our environment?

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    Estuaries filter pollutants and prevent erosion.

    Estuaries provide nurseries for marine life.

    Estuaries act as home for many types of wildlife.

    All of the above.

  • Question 5
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    Glaciers that have cut through granite rock form these type of estuaries:

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    bar built

    fjords

    salt marshes

    mangroves

  • Question 6
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    Q. When salt and fresh water mix, what is the new water substance called?
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    Brackish Acid
    Fresh Water
    Salt Water
    Brackish Water
  • Question 7
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    How have estuaries been affected by humans?

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    dredged to make harbors

    filled in for development

    polluted by industrial parks

    all answers are correct

  • Question 8
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    True or False:

    Estuaries are one of the most productive Ecosystems/Biomes in the world.

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    False

    True

  • Question 9
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    Ecosystem found on marine shorelines alternating between high and low tide

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    Abyssal Zone

    Coral Reef

    Intertidal Zone

    Open Ocean

  • Question 10
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    Species living in the Intertidal Zone include

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    Sharks

    Whales

    Sea Stars

    Jellyfish

  • Question 11
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    Q. What is the most common stressor of intertidal zones?
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    Rising Salinity
    Human Impact
    Erosion
    All of the others
  • Question 12
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    Intertidal zone is where the land and sea meet.

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    True

    False

  • Question 13
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    Intertidal zones have five vertical divisions.

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    True

    False

  • Question 14
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    The lower intertidal zone is submerged only during severe storms and very high tides.

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    True

    False

  • Question 15
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    The lower intertidal zone is submerged in water and only exposed during extremely low tide

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    True

    False

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