Watersheds 2

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 the type of water that moves underground?

• surface water
• water table
• groundwater
• watershed

A ___________________ is the area of land where the surface water and groundwater drain into a particular body of water; separated from other watersheds by drainage divides

• village creek

• gully

• stream channel

• watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

___________________ washes agricultural wastes, including animal wastes, fertilizers, and pesticides, into bodies of water, causing algae to grow.

• Runoff
• Peak flow
• Groundwater
• Municipal sewage

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Water found beneath the Earth's surface is called _____.

• groundwater

• storm water

• surface water

• wastewater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

This type of pollution does NOT have one identifiable source because runoff moves over or through the ground.

• nonpoint source

• point source

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

This type of pollution comes from a specific source or site that can be identified.

• nonpoint source

• point source

An aquifer contains _____ which can be extracted for use.

• groundwater

• storm water

• surface water

• wastewater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following are examples of nonpoint source pollutants?

• trash and dirt

• fertilizer and pesticides

• chemicals and sediment from construction sites

• All the above.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

This is an example of _____ pollution.

• nonpoint source

• point source

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5