Brackish Water
Animals
Pollution
SaltMarsh Plants
Threats
100
What is brackish water?
Water that is a cross between salt water and fresh water
100
What animals live in brackish water?
Snails, crabs, horseshoe crabs, fish, mussels, and hermit crabs
100
Why is it bad to throw trash on the ground?
It could hurt a baby seal or turtle or any kind of animal
100
When it is low tide what can you see?
Snails, small fish, hermit crabs, crabs, horseshoe crabs, water spiders, regular spiders
100
What do humans build over salt marshes?
Road or highways
200
Where can brackish water be found?
Rivers, oceans, lakes, small little islands
200
What is the most common mussel?
Blue Mussel
200
There is so much pollution in the water that it can circle around earth ____ times
4 times
200
What kind of moss is common in salt marshes at low tide
Peat moss
200
What is tone of the biggest threats to the salt marsh?
Humans
300
What's the Dutch root for brackish?
"brak"
300
What is the most common crab?
Asian Shore Crab
300
___% of plastic is thrown away every year
90% of plastic
300
What are some types of plants that are in a salt marsh?
Salt Meadow Hay, Salt Grass, Sea Lavender, Salt Marsh Aster, Switch Grass, Marsh Elder, Sea Oxeye, Grasswort, Marsh Mallow, and Marsh Hibiscus
300
Which has a higher amount of pollution? Saltwater or brackish water
Brackish
400
What is an "estuary"?
A place where the river meets the ocean
400
What are some fish you can name?
Codfish, Catfish, Sunflower Fish, Mackerel, Herring, Swordfish, Salmon, Silverside, Spearfish, Glassfish, Lungfish, Blobfish, Trout, Mollies, Tuna, Barracuda, Boarfish, Boafish, Brill, Combtooth Blenny, Eel, Kelpfish, Cavefish, Clown Fish, Angel Fish, Dory, Death Valley Pupfish, Elephantnose Fish, Rays, Goatfish, Dogfish, Pufferfish, etc.
400
Garbage patches (islands of trash) are how many times bigger than Texas? 2 times bigger? 3 times bigger? Or 4 times bigger?
2 times bigger than Texas
400
What four plants are related to algae?
Spartina, Juncus, Distichlis, and Baris
400
If you do not take care of brackish water correctly what will happen to it?
It will become dangerous to the environment
500
Can you name a place where brackish water is found?
Rivers, lakes, oceans, marshes, mangroves, and estuaries
500
Do you think a goldfish can live in brackish water?
No
500
How many pounds of trash does everyone in America throw away a year?
185 pounds
500
What is the most common plant
Spartina
500
What is the difference between the ground on the beach and the ground on the salt marsh?
The beach has sand and salt marshes have mud
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