Bays and Estuaries
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- Q1
A semi-enclosed body of water where fresh water and salt water mix is called a___________
Pond
Estuary
Tributary
River
300s - Q2
Which of these actions is a negative impact on the Chesapeake Bay?
Planting trees in the watershed
Motor oil is dumped down a storm drain
Bay grasses vare planted in wetlands
Plastic bottles are recycled
300s - Q3
What is a watershed?
Land that collects and channels water
A natural stream of water
Rivers and tributaries
Land that stores water
300s - Q4
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest ______________ in the United States.
Estuary
Swamp
Delta
Ocean
300s - Q5
The word ____________ describes the mixture of fresh and salt water found in an inlet like the Chesapeake Bay
Polluted
Brackish
Distilled
Organic
300s - Q6
What are the rooted, underwater vascular plants, locally referred to as "bay grasses"?
Basin
Food web
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
Spawn
300s - Q7
Where do bays and estuaries form?
where one ocean meets another ocean
where rivers meet lakes
where lakes spill into the ocean
where rivers meet the ocean
300s - Q8
What are estuaries called that simply extend out into the Gulf where there are no bays?
Basin
Tributary
River
Delta
300s - Q9
Which of the following is NOT A major bay of Texas?
Galveston Bay
Houston Bay
Aransas Bay
Matagorda Bay
300s - Q10
About how many miles of Texas coastline is there?
400
40
4
4000
300s - Q11
Which of the following is NOT a seagrass found in Texas Estuaries?
Widgeongrass
Shoalgrass
Beargrass
Turtlegrass
300s - Q12
Which of the following NOT a cause of seagrass bed destruction in Galveston Bay?
Disease
Development
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
300s - Q13
Red drums are one of the most popular saltwater fish to catch and eat in Texas. Which of the following is the other popular fish to catch and eat?
Big mouth Bass
Channel Cat
Black eyed Marlin
Spotted Seatrout
300s - Q14
How many large seaports are located in Texas?
5
10
12
2
300s - Q15
Texas annually produces how many pounds of seafood?
25 million
100 millikon
750 thousand
1 billion
300s