Water Sources: Lotic Systems

A ____ system refers to a body of freshwater that stands relatively still, like a lake or pond.

• Lentic

• Lotic

• Limnitic

• Eutrophic

A _______ system refers to a body of freshwater that moves, like a river or stream.

• Lotic

• Lentic

• Limniol

• Benthic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the path a river takes

• Riverbank

• deposition

• River Channel

• riparian zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

"to wander", a bend in the river

• Riverbank

• meander

• River Channel

• riparian zone

placement of sediments by slow-moving water

• Riverbank

• erosion

• River Channel

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the land immediately along the river

• Riverbank

• erosion

• River Channel

• deposition

removal of sediments by fast moving water

• Riverbank

• erosion

• River Channel

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

buffer between the stream/river and the land, comprised of plants

• riparian zone

• erosion

• River Channel

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Select the characteristic that describes LOTIC systems.

• oxygen depletes in older/ deeper water

• flows in one direction (downhill)

• may have different temperatures from top to bottom

• become shallower over time

Streams are divided into three main types: perennial, intermittent, and ephemeral. How do we determine which is which?

• by the length of time that they flow

• by the size of their riverbanks

• by their location

• by the age of the lake they empty into