WAVES
What is the term for how tall a wave is from trough to crest?
Wave height
Where are estuaries located?
How many types of freshwater ecosystems are there?
5
What are salt marshes?
Grass-dominated coastal areas
How is wavelength measured?
Does salinity fluctuate from place to place and time to time?
Yes
Name some characteristics of freshwater biomes.
Salinity, depth, flow rate, dissolved oxygen, and light
Where are half of the world's salt marshes located?
The Gulf Coast
What are tsunamis?
Series of waves caused by underwater earthquakes
What is it called when salt water becomes dense and sinks to the bottom of the ocean?
Salt wedges
What are the zones of life?
Littoral, limnetic, and benthic
What type of water are salt marshes made of?
What influences waves?
How many kinds are estuaries are there?
4
What are the types of life in zones?
Plankton, nekton, and benthos
What is a benefit of salt marshes?
Act as a buffer for shorelines
Are neap tides or spring tides bigger?
Spring tides
Act as nurseries for fish, birds, and wildlife to raise their young
What are the 2 depth zones?
Photic and aphotic
Name grasses that grow at lower elevations.
Saltwort, Marsh Cordgrass, and Saltgrass