Red
Green
Yellow
Orange
Blue
100
Small body of water that is narrow and moves slow
Stream
100
Large bodies of salt water that cover most of the Earth
An ocean
100
________ is a transitional body of water where a river meets the sea.
Estuary.
100
Small body of water surrounded by land.
Pond
100
Large body of water that is wide and moves fast
River
200
Whales, sharks, and dolphins are found in this body of water.
An ocean
200
What is Earth covered mostly by, land or water?
Water
200
A coastal ecosystem between land and open saltwater, or brackish water, that is regularly flooded by the tides.
Salt marsh
200
True or False
Freshwater only comes from lakes, ponds, streams, and rivers
True
200
_________ water is the mixture of river water and seawater is.
Brackish
300
True or False:
ALL bodies of water are freshwater
False
An ocean is the only body of water that is salt water
300
True or False:
A river is faster than a stream
False
A river is slower than a stream
300
True or False
A stream is WIDER than a river
False
A stream is narrow
300
Which is bigger: a lake or a pond?
Lake
300
True or False: Water from rivers and streams in New Jersey flow into the NY Harbor/Estuary.
Yes! Our waterways are interconnected with New Jersey.
400
What indigenous peoples lived in NYC before colonization?
The Lenape.
400
Name one filter feeder organism that cleans our water.
Oyster or mussel.
400
True or False: The East River is a river.
False! The East River is a tidal strait, not a river. You can think of it as a valley that filled with water.
400
True or False: In 1609, Manhattan supported more ecological diversity per acre than Yellowstone National Park.
True!
400
True or False: People will never be able to swim in the NY Harbor/Estuary again.
False! It's important to envision the future you want to see. It is possible in your lifetime that the harbor could be clean enough to swim in again.