Watersheds and Ecosystems

A body of water where fresh and salt water mix

• Wetlands

• Estuary

• Ocean

• River

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An area of land that drains into one body of water is called -

• a watershed

• a wetland

• a forest buffer

• an estuary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

water that flows over the ground and can carry pollution to water.

• bay

• estuary

• runoff

Algal blooms choke out other plants and decrease the amount of oxygen available for living organisms.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Cons of water pollution include:

• Runoff from Agriculture, which causes Algal blooms

• Everyday toxic runoff from roads, parking lots, and subdivisions

• Oil burning off from cars washing into water

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Abiotic means:

• Living

• Dead

• Non-living

• Water

Biotic means:

• Living

• Non-living

• Man made

• Found in nature

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is a stream or river that feeds into a larger body of water?

• Tributary
• Estuary
• Bay
• Watershed

saving resources such as water, energy, or land

• conservation
• sewage
• food chain
• runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4