Watersheds

An area of land where water drains from the highest to the lowest point is known as...

• Watershed

• Ocean

• River

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water that flows through a WATERSHED comes from:

•  Streams, creeks, rivers

• Surface runoff (water across the land surface)

• Groundwater (under the surface)

• All three interact with each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Factors That Impact Watersheds:

• TOPOGRAPHY/

  ELEVATION

• VEGETATION (Plants)

• Both

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which is NOT an example of CHEMICAL POLLUTION?

• Fertilizers

• bacteria

• pesticides

• herbicides

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Gases from the burning of fossil fuels mixes with water in the air and then falls is known as:

• sleet

• snow

• acid rain

• hail

The boundary between soil and groundwater

• water table

• aquifer

Which of the following would have a positive impact on a watershed?

• Bill decides to restore a wetland to help filter and clean rainwater before entering a watershed.

• A local car repair shop pours oil down the storm drain.

• Cattle waste from a ranch runs into a local creek during a heavy rainstorm.

• Grass clippings get poured down the street drain

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which is NOT an example of Surface Water?

• ponds

• lakes

• aquifer

• rivers/streams

Liquid water that is under the Earth's surface, in the ground is known as...

• land surface

• surface water

• ground water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Improper disposal of trash can eventually make its way into the ocean or other water systems

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3