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Bleaching of coral is when
The earth's surface is made up of
Marine Biomes
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The earth's surface is made up of
about 5% of oceans
all oceans, no land
about 71% of oceans
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Bleaching of coral is when
the coral has turned red
the coral has turned yellow
the coral has turned white
3
Estuaries are where
streams and rivers meet with the oceans
coral reefs meet with the oceans
oceans meet with lakes
4
The area where the ocean meets the shore is known is the
abysal zone
tidal zone
shallow end
5
There are 5 major oceans of the world
faflse
true
6
The largest coral reef in the world is
The Great Barrier Reef in NJ
The Great Barrier Reef in Lawrence
The Great Barrier Reef in Australia
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About 71% of the earth's surface is covered by oceans
true
fals
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Ocean water is salt water
True
False
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Organisms that live in estuaries have
adapted to living in only saltwater
adapted to living in freshwater and saltwater
died out
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The amount of salt in saltwater is known as
it's level of freshinity
it's blood sugar
it's level of salinity
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Coral reefs can be compared to this biome because they both have a high amount of biodiversity
tundra biome
desert biome
tropical rainforest biome
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Coral reefs are important to the environment because
both answers
they provide homes for many species of plant and animal life
they protect coasts from strong currents and waves
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The gravitational pull of the moon helps to determine the ocean tides
False
True
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NJ is home to
the Indian Ocean
the Pacific Ocean
the Atlantic Ocean
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Bleaching can lead to
coral dying out
lots and lots of coral growing
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Coral is considered
a living organism
a non living organism
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A body of water that has a high salinity has
a small amount of salt in it
a high amount of salt in it
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The largest ocean in the world is the
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
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A body of water that has a low level of salinity has
a low amount of salt in it
a high amount of salt in it
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Coral reefs are usually found
in the deepest part of the ocean
in shallow warm waters along continents, islands and atolls
in the middle of a lake
21
The marine biome that is made up of coral and helps control how much carbon is in the water is
the coral reefs
the estuaries
the ocean
22
Marine biomes are biomes filled with
fresh water
salt water
sink water
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Oceans, estuaries and coral reefs are all part of the
freshwater biome
marine biome
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About 71% of the earth's surface is covered by
land
oceans
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Estuaries are made up of
only salt water
a mixture of fresh water and saltwater
only fresh water
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Marine biomes include
lakes, rivers and freshwater wetlands
oceans, coral reefs and estuaries
tundra, taiga, and tropical rainforest
