Watershed

All water below the surface of land is called__________.

• water table

• watershed

• groundwater

• runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The boundaries of a watershed are determined by ___________

• Elevation

• Soil type

• The amount of water that flows

• The kinds of organisms found in the area

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process where water or irrigation runs over land and seeps into the ground, or flows into streams or oceans.

• water cycle

• runoff

• precipitation

• evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A divide is 

• well in which water rises because of pressure
• Forms the boundaries of a watershed
• type of hot spring from which the water periodically erupts
• place where groundwater bubbles or flows out of cracks in the rock

The sides of a river where it floods during high flows of water

• Flood Plain

• Run Off

• Sidelines

• Watershed

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Water from precipitation that drains into a gully  that slows into a stream, which in turn flows into a river lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, or the ocean.

• surface water
• ground water
• runoff 
• drainage

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

If gasoline or oil or trash goes into a storm drain in the street, it goes directly...

• to the sewage treatment plant
• into the stream
• to groundwater
• none of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A collection of wet, underground rocks that allows water to collect slowly is called a(n)

• Pond

• Underground lake

• Arroyo

• Aquifer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Wastes produced by agriculture, households, industry, mining, and other human activities can end up in ______________.

• groundwater
• streams and rivers
• oceans
• All of these choices

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Brackish water is:

• Salty
• Fresh
• Found only in extremely cold water
• A mix of salty and fresh

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4