Watershed

What is it called when creeks and smaller rivers join together to make a larger river?

• River Systems

• Topography

• Watershed

• Groundwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

All of the following are examples of wetlands except:

• Bogs
• Prairies
• Marshes
• Swamps

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Pollutants from a highway enter a stream or creek and travel to a river. River water tested with the pollutant found is called  

• point source pollution
  Available space for crops
• nonpoint source pollution.
• eutrophic pollution
• riparian pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

What is all the water that runs off the surface of the land and washes into rivers, streams, and other waterways called?

• Runoff
• Storm Drain
• Surface Water
• Tributary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a stream or river that feeds into a larger body of water?

• Tributary
• Estuary
• Bay
• Watershed

What is Point Source Pollution (PSP) ?

• When you cannot trace the direct source of pollution
• When you can trace the point of the source - "pipe to source"

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Pollutants from a factory that enter the water in a watershed 
will have a negative effect on which of the following?

• 
  Available space for crops
• Local pond life
• Rainfall rates
• Direction of river flow

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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The use of pesticides and fertilizers is carefully monitored 
because of the effect they can have on the environment. 
Which of the following is a possible negative effect of the use 
of these chemical on the environment?

• Runoff carries these chemicals into lakes and streams.
• Theses chemicals cannot be purchased in large bulk.
• 
  These chemicals are expensive to produce.
  
• Storage space for these chemicals is limited.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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The illustration provided shows a river and four cities on that river. When the water from the river was sampled at location X, it was determined to be polluted with various chemicals. What would be the most likely source for this pollution?

• City 1 and City 2
• City 2 and City 3
• City 3 and City 4
• City 1 and City 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Overflow during a heavy rainstorm from a wastewater treatment plant would result in -

• 
  over-treated drinking water.
• 
  flooding in the local aquifer.
• polluted runoff into nearby ponds.
• weakened housing foundations.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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