Lentic Lotic systems

Most of Earth's fresh water will be found here.

• rivers and lakes

• groundwater

• ocean

• ice caps

What percentage of our planet is freshwater?

• 97%
• 3%
• 2%
• less than 1%

What percentage of our planet's water usable, accessible drinking water?

• 97%
• 3%
• 2%
• less than 1%

What is a watershed?

• Land that collects and channels water froma small body of water to a larger body of water
• The shape of the land determined by elevation
• A natural stream of water of considerable  volume
• A river and all its tributaries

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What do we call water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking in?

• runoff
• discharge
• recharge
• tributary

What is an example of a Lentic water system?

• Lake

• River

• Stream

• Brook

Rivers and streams are examples of...

• lotic systems

• lentic systems

• wetlands

• watersheds

Which body of water would be the most oxygen rich?

• Rivers/streams

• lakes/ponds

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The length of time that water flows determines if a river or stream is...

• littoral, limnetic or profundal

• epimilion, metalimnion, or hypolimnion

• perennial, intermittent, or ephemeral

• gaining or losing

Streams/Rivers that have water in them periodically but can dry up at times are called

• perennial

• intermittent

• ephemeral

• littoral