Surface Water

Nearly one third of the United States is covered by the Mississippi River _____.

• tributary

• river system

• watershed

• reservoir

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A lake can form when a river is blocked by mud and lava from _____.

• volcano

• hurricane

• tsunami

• earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When a lake is created by the building of a dam, the lake is called a _____.

• stream

• watershed

• tributary

• reservoir

Compared to lakes, ponds are usually _____.

• shallower

• shadier

• deeper

• larger

The streams and smaller rivers that feed into a main river are its ____.

• resrvoirs

• divides

• tributaries

• watersheds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Lakes can disappear due to _____.

• photosynthesis

• eutrophication

• condensation

• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A stream that flows into two different rivers is part of two _____.

• watersheds

• reservoirs

• tributaries

• divides

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process of nutrients building up in a lake over time is _____.

• eutrophication

• division

• condensation

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A river and all the streams and smaller rivers that flow into it together make up a _____.

• watershed

• divide

• river system

• delta

Though it occurs naturally, human activities can increase _____ in a lake or pond.

• eutrophication

• evaporation

• expiration

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4