Wetlands Review

A planting of trees and shrubs at the edge of a stream bank. This slowes down runoff, prevents erosion, and filters pollutants.

• Riparian Buffer

• Swamp

• Bog

• Marsh

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Living Things

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Non-living Things

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Land that water flows across or though on it's way to a river, stream, or lake.

• Estuary

• Bay

• Aquafer

• Watershed

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A ridge of land at a high elevation that separates one watershed from another.

• Watershed

• Divide

• Tributary

• Bay

A small stream that flows into a large stream or river.

• Aquifer

• Bay

• Tributary

• Bog

A grassy area covered by a shallow layer of stream or water.

• Bog

• Estuary

• River

• Marsh

A flooded forest with trees and shrubs growing in the water

• Swamp

• Peat Bog

• Marsh

• Watershed

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A wetland area with soft ground containing decayed plant matter

• Meander

• Peat Bog

• Marsh

• Swamp

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4