Unit 5 Vocabulary: Human Impact on Hydrosphere

What is the term for water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers?

• Surface water

• Groundwater

• Ocean systems

• Watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which term describes anything that brings a positive effect or makes an improvement?

• Harmful

• Beneficial

• Influence

• Impact

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is the term for all the water on Earth, including oceans, rivers, lakes, and even water in the air?

• Hydrosphere

• Watershed

• Groundwater

• Surface water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a watershed?

• A man-made lake used to store water

• An area of land where all the water drains into a specific body of water

• An area of the ocean with low oxygen levels

• A red growth of algae in a body of water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which term refers to the power to produce a desired effect?

• Dependence

• Influence

• Impact

• System

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

What is the term for all the water above the ground's surface, including lakes, rivers, and streams?

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Hydrosphere

• Ocean systems

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a marine dead zone?

• An area of the ocean with abundant marine life

• An area of the ocean where there is not enough oxygen to support marine life

• A man-made lake used to store water

• Events or any process that humans cause that affect the hydrosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is an algal bloom?

• A man-made lake used to store water

• All the water above the ground's surface includes lakes, rivers, and streams.

• A growth of algae in a body of water due to excess nutrients

• A group of interacting items forming a complex whole

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is a retention pond?

• A natural lake used for recreation

• A man-made lake or reservoir used to store water for future use

• An area of land where water drains into a specific body of water

• A growth of algae in a body of water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which term describes anything that causes injury, sickness, or problems?

• Beneficial

• Harmful

• Influence

• Dependence