Watersheds Review

Water that flows along Earth's surface to eventually return to the ocean is called ___.

• runoff

• storm drain

• tributary

• groundwater

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A ___________________ is the area of land that collects runoff and channels it into a main river.

• peninsula

• tributary

• groundwater

• watershed

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All water in a watershed flows ----

• downstream

• upstream

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All water eventually empties into ---

• an ocean

• a river

• the ground

• a lake

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Why is gravity a factor in watersheds? 

• it causes the water to flow away from a watershed
• it causes the water to flow down towards a watershed

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All bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, and snow that are found above ground are known as ---

• groundwater

• surface water

• glaciers

• precipitation

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Water stored in cracks and pores below the Earth's surface is called ---

• groundwater

• runoff

• precipitation

• surface water

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which diagram shows the correct water flow patterns of watersheds?

• ponds, lakes or oceans -> rivers -> creeks -> mountains and hills

• mountains and hills -> creeks ->rivers -> ponds, lakes or oceans

• rivers -> ponds, lakes or oceans -> creeks -> mountains and hills

• mountains and hills -> ponds, lakes or oceans -> creeks -> rivers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

An area of permeable layer of rock or soil that holds a large amount of water in the saturated zone is called what?

• Aquifer
• Spring
• Well
• Reservoir

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Sand is ___________, meaning that water can pass through easily.

• Permeable
• Impermeable
• Solid
• Soft