Virginia Natural Resources

Choose the example that shows a natural resource.

• water

• trees

• minerals

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is a natural resource?

• a resource made by man

• a resource made by nature

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A _______________ is a man made area where freshwater is stored for future use.

• bay

• reservoir

• lake

• ocean

A ______________ is a body of water that is long and narrow, and flows in a path in one direction.

• ocean

• river

• lake

• bay

What is an area of land where all water runs downstream and collects into a single collection place?

• river

• reservoir

• watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The statement "we all live downstream" means?

• what happens in the waterways in a watershed has an effect on everyone

• we need to live closer to the water

• houses near the river are important

• we are responsible for pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Virginia's water resources include ______.

• lakes

• reservoirs

• rivers

• bays

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Aquatic plants and animals _____.

• live on the land

• only come out at night

• have fur

• live in water

Rain, sleet, snow and hail are called ___________.

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Electricity produced by flowing water is called _________.

• hydroelectric power

• cultivated forest

• drought

• flood