Freshwater Biomes

This biome has a thin layer of water that covers the soil, it is wet most of the time

• Streams

• Rivers

• Estuary

• Wetland

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The amount of salt in the water

• salinity

• estuary

• lake

• ocean

This biome is shallow, surrounded by land on all sides, and sunlight is able to reach the bottom.

• lake

• pond

• estuary

• stream

This biome is large, can be muddy, moves slowly, and is high in nutrients:

• lake

• river

• stream

• wetland

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Select all that are true about an estuary:

• found along the coast

• saltwater flows into freshwater

• thin layer of water covering soil

• rainfall and tides both affect changing salinity of water

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Select which facts are true about lakes:

• moving body of water

• still body of water

• sunlight does not reach the bottom, keeping temperatures at the bottom cool

• high amounts of salinity

Check the boxes that tell how a stream is unique:

• flows very fast

• water does not flow

• has high levels of oxygen and clear water

• has low levels of oxygen and muddy water

What type of freshwater ecosystem?

• river

• stream

• estuary

• pond

What types of freshwater ecosystem?

• lake

• river

• stream

• wetlands

What type of freshwater ecosystem?

• pond

• stream

• wetlands

• estuary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4