Watersheds

Precipitation that runs off the ground.

• source

• mouth

• runoff

• tributary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A large drainage basin or region that contributes water to a stream lake or other body of water.

• wetland

• tributary

• watershed

• buffer zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Essential chemical elements needed for growth of healthy plants.

• humus

• nutrients

• clay

• silt

The breakdown of rocks caused by wind, water, ice and humans

• erosion

• weathering

• pH

• eutrophication

Waste water from factories is known as effluent.

• True

• False

The mouth of the river or stream is where it begins.

• True

• False

The living components of a watershed.

• water

• rocks

• abiotic

• biotic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The source is where a river or stream begins.

• True

• False

A wetland is a wet area with water all year long or at certain times of the year, sometimes referred to as a marshy area.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This type of soil feels sticky when moist.

• soil

• humus

• silt

• clay