Bill Nye Wetlands

What happens when water flows in wetlands?

• it drowns the plants

• the roots of plants slow it down

• water cannot go in wetlands

• it gets dirty

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What do wetlands NOT do

• control flooding

• filter water

• provide a home to wildlife

• provide drinking water for people

What is NOT a type of wetland?

• swamps

• bogs

• marsh

• lake

What is NOT a reason why wetlands have so much water

• water sticks to water

• it rains more there than other places

• plants roots and stems slow water down

Wetlands are like a

• hot tub

• sponge

• large lake

• forest area

What is the land like in a wetlands

• a sandy beach

• quicksand

• muck and mire

• gravel

The soil of a wetlands

• is slimey

• is full of living things

• drowns people

• cannot support life

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is an estuary

• a swamp

• the mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.

• a waterfall

• a village that is built on an area where a lake used to be

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A peat bog is

• quicksand

• a river of soggy soil

• a lake with fish in it

• a puddle

What is NOT a purpose for a wetland

• home for animals

• protect people from floods

• filters contaminates

• home for people

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5