Watershed Vocabulary

Land that supplies water to a river system.

• wetlands
• watershed
• estuary
• river system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

As water flow decreases, what happens to sediment?

• increases
• decreases and settles to the bottom
• stops
• floats

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The smaller streams and rivers that feed into the larger river.

• tributaries
• estuary
• wetlands
• river system

Wide, flat, border areas along rivers and streams where flood waters spill out at times of high flow.

• watershed
• estuary
• floodplains
• abiotic

Where fresh water from rivers meets salt water from the ocean.  Also a large nursery for baby animals.

• watershed
• estuary
• wetlands
• tributary

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Zone between dry land and bodies of water.

• wetlands
• estuary
• watershed
• water quality

Concrete is an example of a(n)

• permeable

• impermeable

The school lawn is an example of a(n)

• pervious surface

• impervious surface

An oil refinery dumping waste into the river would be an example of

• point source pollution

• nonpoint source pollution

• erosion

• infiltration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Select the example of nonpoint source pollution

• oil refinery

• sewage treatment plant

• factory

• fertilizer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3