MVMS Chesapeake Bay
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Estuary | A partially enclosed body of water with a mixture of salt and fresh water-It is a basin where a river meets the ocean.
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| Watershed | An area of land from which rain and snowmelt drains into a river, stream, or other body of water
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| Phytoplankton | Microscopic aquatic plants that make their own food through the process of photosynthesis
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| Marsh | A grassy wetland without trees that is usually seasonally flooded or wet
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| Sediment | Soil, silt, and other material that is suspended in water and eventually settles to the bottom
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| Tributary | A stream or river that feeds into a larger body of water
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| Nutrients | (nitrogen and phosphorus)- Essential for all living organisms-Too many can be bad because they cause algae blooms
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| SAV | Submerged aquatic vegetation- Rooted underwater plants that grow in shallow zones where light penetrates
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| Point source | Pollution that comes from a single, identifiable source
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| Nonpoint source | Pollution that does not come from a single easily identifiable source
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| Zooplankton | Microscopic aquatic animals that cannot make their own food
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| Brackish | A mixture of fresh and salt water
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| Runoff | Water that has washed off the land into rivers and streams
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| Salinity | A measure of the saltiness in water
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| Turbidity | Cloudiness of the water due to suspension of silt or sediment
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| Dissolved oxygen | Microscopic bubbles of oxygen that are mixed in water
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| Algae bloom | A population explosion of algae due to high levels of nutrients in the bay-Blocks sunlight from reaching SAV, causing them to die.
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| Photosynthesis | The process by which plants use carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight and make oxygen and their own food (glucose/sugar)
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