Watersheds

A place where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean.

• Estuary

• Divide

• Wetland

• Tributary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following may help decrease pollution in the watershed. (check all that apply)

• Increasing the amount of riparian buffers.

• Draining wetlands for construction.

• Decreasing erosion by planting plants or trees

• Increasing the amount of fertilizer you put on your yard.

• increasing the amount of public beaches on the shore.

An area of land that drains to a particular river, lake, bay, or other body of water.

• Tributary

• Wetland

• Divide

• Watershed

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What are the 3 types of wetlands?

• swamp, ocean, river
• pond, river, marsh
• marsh, marsh, marsh
• swamp, marsh, bog

Sections of land along a stream where native plants grow that catch and slow down runoff and hold soil are called?

• Estuary

• Watersheds

• Riparian Buffers

• Swamps

Which direction do all rivers and streams flow?

• North

• Down Hill

• South

• East

What makes estuaries have so much diversity of life? Check all that apply.

• Shallow waters that allow sunlight to reach the bottom of the water.

• Large amount of nutrients

• They filter water and provide protection.

• They provide recreational activities for people.

Water that flows along Earth's surface to eventually return to the ocean is called ___.

• Runoff

• Storm drain

• Surface water

• Tributary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Watersheds can consist of smaller sub-watersheds.

• true

• false

Why is gravity a factor in watersheds?

• Water flows with gravity through watersheds and always from higher to lower elevations.

• Water flows against gravity through watersheds and sometimes from lower to higher elevations.