Aquatic Systems VOCAB

The land area from which surface runoff drains into a stream channel, lake, etc.

• Watershed

• Point Source Pollution

• Biotic

• Siltation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Pollution that enters the environment at specific, identifiable sites

• Non-point Source Pollution

• Hypoxia

• Eutrophication

• Point Source Pollution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

The attraction of water molecules to each other as a result of hydrogen bonding

• Adhesion

• Cohesion

• Watershed

• Biotic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Living physical and chemical attributes of a system

• Capillary Action

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Species that can be collected and observed to show the health of an aquatic ecosystem

• Indicator Species

• Keystone Species

• Invasive Species

• Anaerobic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A condition in which the body or a region of the body is deprived of adequate oxygen supply

• Adhesion

• Evaporation

• Abiotic

• Hypoxia

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Pollution that originates from scattered locations across a watershed

• Watershed

• Point Source Pollution

• Non-Point Source Pollution

• Siltation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Seasonal oxygen concentration pattern

• Diurnal Variation

• Eutrophication

• Seasonal Variation

• Siltation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces without the assistance of external forces like gravity

• Hypoxia

• Siltation

• Anaerobic

• Capillary Action

Species that out-compete and expand their range when the opportunity arises

• Indicator Species

• Keystone Species

• Invasive Species

• Capillary Action

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4