Unit 1 Science 22/23

Salinity is the measurement of all salts dissolved in an amount of water.

Natural resources are

Which two (2) acitivites would be considered a recreational use of Virginia's land in your hometown?

In oceans, both plants and floating organisims such as algae serve as producers within a food chain.

Which of the following affects the ocean's salinity?

The Chesapeake Bay watershed covers approximately half of Virginia's land area.

An area of land over which surface water and the material it carries flows to a single collection place is a(n)-

Which of these is an important natural resource of the Chesapeake Bay?

The removal of soil, rock, or sediment due to water or wind is known as

The Chesapeake Bay is important to Virginia for all of the following reasons EXCEPT-

Virginia's water resources include all of the following EXCEPT

What is the main cause of the formation of currents and waves?

Ocean currents have an effect on all of the following EXCEPT

The continental shelf, continental slope, continental rise, abyssal plain, and ocean trenches are all examples of

What are harmful materials in the environment called?

_____________________ are organisms that float at or near the ocean's surface.

Ocean trenches are very shallow parts of the ocean.

What is Virginia's most important mineral resource, which is also a primary source of energy-

Which of these is a natural resource of Virginia?