Sandy shores | Mudflats | Animals | Plants and Temperature | Tides |
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Sand
What are sandy shores mostly made out of?
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Mud
What are mudflats mostly made out of?
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Snails grow shells.
Do snails switch shells or grow shells?
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Their is more animals.
Is there more plants or animals near the shoreline?
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The low tide, middle tide and high tide.
Name the 3 main tides.
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Sea shells
Sea shellsWhat is the most common object you'll find in the sand?
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Birds
What is the most common animal in the mudflats?
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Hermit crabs
What animal switches shells as they grow?
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The wind.
What forms ocean waves?
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The moon
What is the main cause of the tides?
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Beach
What is another name for a sandy shore?
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Tidal flats
What is another name for mudflats?
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Yes
If a starfish looses a leg will it grow it back?
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They are hot during the day and chilly during the night.
What are the temperatures like in sandy shores?
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Two times
How many times a day does the tides come in and out?
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by the tiny remains of rocks that erode down to small particles that are picked up by wind or water.
How does sand form?
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From silts, clay and organic matter that have been deposited by the moving tide and currents.
How are mudflats formed?
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Snails
What is the most common animal that lives in shells?
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because the sand doesn't have the nutrients necessary for them to grow.
Why is there not much plant life in the beach?
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Food and nutrients.
What does a high tide bring to the shore?
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they are loose deposits of sand, gravel or shells that cover the shoreline.
What are sandy shores?
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are coastal wetlands that form when mud is deposited by tides or rivers.
What is a mudflat?
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because they don't want to be pulled into the water or because they don't want to be eaten by other animals.
Why do animals hide in the sand?
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The beach grass.
What is the most common plant in the beach?
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Is the area exposed between high and low tides.
What is an intertidal zone?
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