WaterCycle/Watersheds/Water Pollution

What is all the water that runs off the surface of the land and washes into rivers, streams, and other waterways called?

• Runoff
• Storm Drain
• Surface Water
• Tributary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a watershed?

• Water in an area
• Water that flows into a river or stream
• Land that water flows over and through
• Water that is salty

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is an area of higher elevation that separates watersheds?

• Estuary
• Divide
• Wetland
• Transition zones

Look closely at the map of the watershed below. If water enters the watershed at the top of the mountain where the arrow is pointing, at which point will it stop draining?

• Point A

• Point B

• Point C

• Point D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The boundaries of a watershed are determined by ___________

• Elevation

• Soil type

• The amount of water that flows

• The kinds of organisms found in the area

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

All water below the surface of land is called__________.

• water table

• watershed

• groundwater

• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Where are you most likely to find a watershed?

• In a lake

• On a mountain top

• At the bottom of a valley

• Everywhere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What definition BEST describes a watershed?

• An area where water infiltrates the soil

• An area where aquatic plants and animals thrive

• An area where snow melts and changes into liquid water

• An area that collects precipitation and drains it to the lowest point

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

All water below the surface of land is called__________.

• water table

• watershed

• groundwater

• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The process where water or irrigation runs over land and seeps into the ground, or flows into streams or oceans.

• water cycle

• runoff

• precipitation

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4