Unit 1 Vocab Pt. 2

avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance.

• salinity

• sustainability

• topography

• tributary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

places where water is collected and stored such as in a natural or artificial lake for use as drinking water or to create hydroelectric power

• tributary

• sediments

• point source

• reservoirs

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

an underground system meant to collect and transport waste

• sanitary sewer

• potable water

• pH

• sediments

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

the shape of a land surface, showing the positions and changes of elevations of the land such as mountains, valleys, and rivers

• pollutants

• reservoirs

• topography

• waste management

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

alternate rising and falling of the surface of the water, and the area that is affected by this water level change

• river system

• topography

• tidal

• turbidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

inputs and impacts which occur over a wide area and are not easily attributed to a single source

• salinity

• nonpoint source

• point source

• nutrients

a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a liquid or damp substance (such as soil) The pH scale ranges from 0 – 14: 0 is the most acidic, 14 is the most alkaline, and 7 is neutral

• dissolved oxygen

• pH

• Turbidity

• salinity

all living things (plants, mammals, bacteria, fungi, fish)

• runoff

• nutrients

• reservoirs

• organism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

poisonous substances

• toxics

• tidal

• pollution

• pollutants

a region or area where water travels downhill and ultimately drains into a large body of water

• tributary

• reservoirs

• wetlands

• watershed

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4