Surface Water

The boundary that separates one watershed from another is called a _______.

• Longitude

• peak

• Divide

• Fault line

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following statements about freshwater are true?

• Not found in the oceans or seas

• Only about 3% of all water is fresh

• Most fresh water is found in lakes and rivers

• Fresh water is salty

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following statements about groundwater is (are) true?

• It is water stored in the ground

• is usually fresh water

• Groundwater cannot be accessed

• Groundwater is where most of the freshwater on earth is found

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What do we call a natural or human-made lake that is used to store and suppy water?

• River system

• Reservoir

• groundwater

• Aquifer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A river and all of its tributaries make up a ....

• water cycle

• wetland

• river system

• divide

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A tributary is....

• A competitior chosen to represent a group of people.

• Where the water in a river flows into

• A song played to celebrate an historic event

• A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake

An area of land covered by shallow water part or all of the year is ......

• a hydroplane

• a wetland

• a watershed

• a tributary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The land area that supplies water to a river system is called .....

• An irrigation zone

• a watershed

• a wetland

• run off

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4