Watershed Vocabulary

A catastrophic event is

• The formation of a new substance with different properties

• Process by which weathered and eroded material is transported by wind water or ice

• Destructive natural occurrence such as a flood, a hurricane or a tornado

• A change which causes the substance to look different but does not change the identity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A chemical change is

• The formation of a new substance with different properties

• Process by which weathered and eroded material is transported by wind water or ice

• Process by which rock and other surfaces are broken down; possible causes are wind, water or ice

• A change which causes the substance to look different but does not change the identity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A physical change is

• The formation of a new substance with different properties

• Process by which weathered and eroded material is transported by wind water or ice

• Process by which rock and other surfaces are broken down; possible causes are wind, water or ice

• A change which causes the substance to look different but does not change the identity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Erosion is

• The formation of a new substance with different properties

• Process by which weathered and eroded material is transported by wind water or ice

• Process by which rock and other surfaces are broken down; possible causes are wind, water or ice

• An area of land where all the groundwater and surface water drains into the same body of water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Weathering is

• Water that collects above the surface of the ground

• Process by which weathered and eroded material is transported by wind water or ice

• Process by which rock and other surfaces are broken down; possible causes are wind, water or ice

• An area of land where all the groundwater and surface water drains into the same body of water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Groundwater is

• Water that collects above the surface of the ground

• Water beneath the Earth's surface

• Process by which rock and other surfaces are broken down; possible causes are wind, water or ice

• An area of land where all the groundwater and surface water drains into the same body of water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Surface Water is

• Water that collects above the surface of the ground

• Water beneath the Earth's surface

• Process by which rock and other surfaces are broken down; possible causes are wind, water or ice

• An area of land where all the groundwater and surface water drains into the same body of water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A watershed is

• Water that collects above the surface of the ground

• Water beneath the Earth's surface

• A shed that stores water

• An area of land where all the groundwater and surface water drains into the same body of water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4