Water

Water is a what type of resource?

• renewable resource

• non-renewable resource

• continuous resource

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NGSS.5-ESS2-2

Why is fresh water a limited resource?

• It isn't because it is a renewable resource

• 97% of water is in the oceans and too salty to drink.

• Only 2.5% is drinkable and is stored in icecaps, rivers, and lakes.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Where most freshwater is stored is in _________.

• Groundwater
• pH
• Glaciers
• Sea water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Where 97% of Earth's water is stored?

• Glaciers
• pH
• Groundwater
• Sea water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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

What is a watershed?

• Water in an area
• Water that flows into a river or stream
• Land that water flows over and through
• Water that is salty

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Why is gravity a factor in watersheds? 

• it causes the water to flow away from a watershed
• it causes the water to flow towards a watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

area of permeable rock or soil that is totally filled with water

• saturated zone

• unsaturated zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which of the following is a true statement about surface water?

• It makes up less than 1 percent of all water on Earth.

• Sluggish waters make natural lakes poor water sources.

• Drought conditions reduce the amount of surface water worldwide.

• All large cities use surface water as a water source.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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