Watersheds 2020/21

What is a watershed?

• An area of land that drains to a specific body of water like streams, ponds, lakes, or rivers

• An area of land where a lake takes up most of the territory

• An area of land that drains only to a lake instead of the ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Run-off:

• Water found on top of the land such as in lakes, ponds, creeks, rivers, bayous.

• Water found below the surface of land.

• Precipitation or water that falls on land and flows to a bayou, creek or river.

• The movement of soil from one place to another, either by wind, water, or people.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Soil erosion:

• Water found on top of the land such as in lakes, ponds, creeks, rivers, bayous.

• Water found below the surface of land.

• Precipitation or water that falls on land and flows to a bayou, creek or river.

• The movement of soil from one place to another, either by wind, water, or people.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Surface water:

• Water found on top of the land such as in lakes, ponds, creeks, rivers, bayous.

• Water found below the surface of land.

• Precipitation or water that falls on land and flows to a bayou, creek or river.

• The movement of soil from one place to another, either by wind, water, or people.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Groundwater:

• Water found on top of the land such as in lakes, ponds, creeks, rivers, bayous.

• Water found below the surface of land.

• Precipitation or water that falls on land and flows to a bayou, creek or river.

• The movement of soil from one place to another, either by wind, water, or people.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The altering of land for human purposes that also is a big contributor to contamination is:

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

A riparian zone or riparian area is the interface between land and a river or stream, characterized by hydrophilic (water-loving) plants.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Select the 4 major bays of the Galveston Bay System

• Houston Bay

• Trinity Bay

• Galveston Bay

• East Bay

• West Bay

List the 4 counties that are part of the watershed of Galveston Bay:

• Galveston

• Chambers

• Harris

• Brazoria

• Bexar

What 2 rivers that feed into the bay system?

• San Jacinto and Trinity River

• Houston and Trinity River

• San Jacinto and Houston River

• Mississippi and Houston River