PA Envirothon Aquatics

PA Envirothon Aquatics

12th Grade

25 Qs

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PA Envirothon Aquatics

PA Envirothon Aquatics

Assessment

Quiz

Science

12th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS2-3, MS-LS2-5, MS-LS2-4

+8

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is a major cause of increasing ocean acidification?

eutrophication

construction of dams and levees

rising sea level

rising levels of CO2

decreasing dissolved oxygen

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a pattern of aquatic biodiversity?

Coral reefs have a high biodiversity

Coastal areas have a high biodiversity

Open ocean has a low biodiversity

The benthic, bottom regions have a low biodiversity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following are the two greatest long-term threats to coral reefs?

ocean acidification and overfishing

damage by divers and predation

climate change and acidification

erosion and sea-level rise

climate change and predation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Although they only occupy 0.2% of the ocean floor, coral reefs provide many benefits. Which of the following is not one of these?

They provide significant free oxygen.

They serve as natural barriers.

They protect coastlines from erosion.

They provide habitats for one-quarter of all marine organisms.

They provide one-tenth of the global fish catch.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Match the following

Bottom of a body of water.

Aphotic

The portion of water that the light can penetrate.

Benthic

The portion of water that light CANNOT penetrate.

Photic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The littoral zone can reach depths up to _____________________ meters.

20

200

2000

100

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Body of water with very little nutrients

Upwelling

Eutrophic Lake

Estuary

Oligotrophic Lake

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