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Understanding Watersheds - NatGeo

Authored by Thomas Seroogy

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9th Grade

NGSS covered

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Understanding Watersheds - NatGeo
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1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is a watershed?

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which rivers form the backbone of the Mississippi watershed?

Mississippi and Missouri Rivers

Colorado and Ohio Rivers

Hudson and Delaware Rivers

Amazon and Nile Rivers

3.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What role does gravity play in a watershed?

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to precipitation that falls on a watershed?

It is absorbed by trees

It all evaporates immediately

It is stored in artificial lakes

Some seeps into the ground and some may enter storm drains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How large is the Mississippi River watershed?

More than 500,000 square kilometers

More than 1 million square kilometers

More than 3 million square kilometers

More than 5 million square kilometers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is watershed management?

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a goal of watershed management?

To reduce the amount of pesticides and fertilizers that wash off into waterbodies

To reduce the amount of clean water

To promote urban development in watersheds

To increase the use of pesticides

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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