Land and Water

Which of the following can prevent erosion?

• Plants

• wind

• water

• waves

Which type of soil was once part of a living thing?

• sand

• humus

• gravel

• clay

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Water droplets clinging to a cold glass of ice tea are caused by...

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• boiling

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Under what conditions can water cause the most erosion and carry the largest amount of soil?

• slow moving water, no slope

• slow moving water, steep slope

• fast moving water, no slope

• fast moving water, steep slope

Sprinkling your watershed with water very hard and fast will cause which of the following?

• gentle rain, a lot of erosion

• gentle rain, very little erosion

• hard rain, a lot of erosion

• hard rain, very little erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Sand, humus, and clay combine with what to create our soil?

• gravel

• granite

• magma

• water

Which of the following is not a source of drinking water?

• rivers

• lakes

• streams

• ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following best describes a watershed?

• a large store of underground water

• an area of land drained by a set of tributaries and a main river

• a steep slope that water runs down

• a river that drains into an ocean

A waterfall is an example of which type of system?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following does not cause erosion?

• wind

• water

• sun

• ice