DN Watershed

A watershed is a

• storm drain

• aquifer

• a place where wter is stored

• an area of land that drains into a stream, river, or lake

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A small river that flows into a larger is called a

• tributary

• brook

• river

• bay

Another name for a watershed is a ​ (a)  

• drainage basin
• tributary
• groundwater
• watershed divide

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Water that flows over the ground ​ (a)   instead of soaking in is called ​ (b)   .

• surface
• run off
• water
• percolation
• tributary
• aquifer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Watershed boundaries are determined by (a)  

• high points in the landscape.
• political boundaries (like state liones)
• nearby rivers and lakes
• the largest body of water in the area.

How do watersheds get their names?

• After the person who discovered them

• For the region they are located

• For the body of water they drain into

• None of these

Rainfall seeps underground through a process called

• precipitation

• percolation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rocks is called

• groundwater

• a divide

• run off

• surface water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Not all people live in a watershed.

• True

• False

Human activities do not affect a watershed.

• True

• False

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