Science Test 1 Flashcards

(25 cards)

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Estuaries are saltier than

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Rivers

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Q

Which layer of the ocean has the greatest biodiversity

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Sunlight zone

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2
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Abyssal zone

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Resist pressure

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3
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Part of a river system

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Estuaries

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4
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Deep sea trenches

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Hadal zone

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5
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Most breeding is in

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Estuaries

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6
Q

What do they map ocean floor with

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Sonar

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7
Q

River slows down

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Deposition

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8
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Why can’t divers explore ocean floor

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Pressure

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9
Q

Tributary stream drains in

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River or river system

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10
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Scientists use satellites to

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Map ocean floor

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11
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Streams drain in to

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Major river tributaries

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12
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Why are oceans important to people

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Useful resource and provides jobs

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13
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Rivers carve what over years of erosion

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Valleys

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14
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Manufacturers use algae for

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Thinkers

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15
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When do rivers carry the most sediment

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When rivers are fast

16
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Drill in ocean floor for

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Moving ocean water removes what from the atmosphere

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Runoff carries

19
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Major storm that feeds on the ocean

20
Q

Bioluminescent animals appear in

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Midnight zone

21
Q

River flows in

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Ocean estuary

22
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Watershed

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Land area that drains into river systems

23
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Water feeds on

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River in watershed

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Wetlands trap
Sediment