Surface Water

Lakes can disappear due to

• condensation

• transpiration

• eutrophication

• photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The streams and smaller rivers that feed into a main river are its

• watersheds

• tributaries

• divides

• reservoirs

A stream that flows into two different rivers is part of two

• reservoirs

• tributaries

• divides

• watersheds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Compared to lakes, ponds are usually

• larger

• deeper

• shadier

• shallower

Though it occurs naturally, human activities can increase

• tributaries

• eutrophication

• watersheds

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

When a lake is created by building a dam , the lake is called a

• watershed

• divide

• reservoir

A river and all the streams and smaller rivers that flow into it together makeup a

• tributary

• water shed

• river system

A lake can form when a river is blocked by mud and lava from a

• reservoir

• tributary

• volcano

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Algae can overgrow a lake when the lake contains too many

• nutrients

• eutrophication

• tributaries

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Nearly one third of the USA is covered by the Mississippi River

• watershed

• algae

• river system

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4