Watershed Vocab 6.8

The nonliving part of an ecosystem.

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An ecosystem that has many different species in that area.

• Biodiversity

• Pollution

• Estuary

• Turbidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The living part of an ecosystem.

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Stream

• Salinity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake.

• Delta

• Divide

• Wetland

• Marsh

A ridge of land that separates one drainage basin or watershed from another.

• Divide

• pH

• Habitat

• Groundwater

All the living population and nonliving parts of an environment.

• Estuary

• Ecosystem

• Watershed

• Biodiversity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A coastal inlet or bay where freshwater mixes with salty ocean water.

• Estuary

• River System

• Eutrophication

• Wetland

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The process by which nutrients in a lake build up over time, causing an increase in the growth of algae.

• Eutrophication

• Meander

• Divide

• Watershed

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Water that fills the cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers.

• Groundwater

• Abiotic

• Watershed

• Salinity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The place where an organism lives and that provides the things it needs to survive.

• Habitat

• Meander

• Ecosystem

• Runoff