
Watersheds and Wetlands Vocabulary Review
Authored by Norma Wilson
Science
6th Grade
NGSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Something that is a nonliving part of an ecosystem; that shapes its environment is called ______ .
biotic
abiotic
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Something that is a living organism that shapes its environment is know as _________ .
biotic
abiotic
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water is known as a ________.
Estuary
Tributary
Watershed
Wetlands
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea is called a _____.
Estuary
Tributary
Watershed
Wetlands
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
___________________ is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem river or a lake
Estuary
Tributary
Watershed
Wetland
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Water parting or height of land is elevated terrain that separates neighboring drainage basins is known as _____.
Wetland
Divide
Shelf
Ridge
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why are wetlands important?
They are estuaries.
They provide minerals.
They move water to higher ground during flooding.
They filter pollutants out of the water.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
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