Water Distribution & Landforms Vocabulary Part 1

A slow moving mass of ice usually made from compacted snow on mountains.

• Glacier

• Watershed

• Groundwater

• Ice Cap

A scientist that studies life in the oceans.

• Marine Biologist

• Water Quality

• Algae

• Filtration

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Measurement of the condition of water and how clean it is for living things, including humans.

• Water Quality

• Surface Runoff

• Watershed

• Sediment Filter

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Water from rain or snow that flows over land before ending up in a body of water.

• Surface Runoff

• Watershed

• Storm Drain

• Groundwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A large area of land that drains into a body of water.

• Watershed

• Ice Cap

• Storage

• Reservoir

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A sewer that drains excess rain and groundwater from streets, parks, and sidewalks.

• Storm Drain

• Sediment Filter

• Filtration

• Groundwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

A type of plant that grows in water, such seaweed.

• Algae

• Storage

• Reservoir

• Groundwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A type of filter that separates out large particles that can get into water.

• Sediment Filter

• Filtration

• Reservoir

• Storage

The process of removing unwanted parts from something.

• Filtration

• Sediment Filter

• Storage

• Storm Drain

Water stored in the cracks and spaces between particles of soil and underground rocks.

• Groundwater

• Watershed

• Resevoir

• Storage

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1