Runoff

runoff

• precipitation that flows on the surface of the earth

• away from

• to flow

• groundwater that leaks out and becomes runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water that flows along Earth's surface is called ___.

• groundwater

• runoff

• storm water

• surface water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following is a negative effect of using impervious surfaces like concrete, asphalt, and rooftops?

• Increase the amount of runoff

• Increase flooding

• Replaces native plants

• All the above.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

This is the direction that water flows on the surface of the ground.

• any direction

• downhill

• sideways

• upward

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which best explains why runoff is important?

• It returns water to other locations on Earth

• It increases the chance of flooding

• It makes evaporation occur faster

• It increases condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Match the following processes with their correct descriptions.

• What is called when water soaks into the soil from the ground level and moves underground?

• Accumulation

• What is called when water moves across the surface of the land and into rivers, lakes, and oceans?

• Infiltration

• What is the process called when water vapor is released from plants into the atmosphere?

• Transpiration

• What is the process called when water collects in large bodies like rivers, lakes, and oceans?

• Runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Runoff that collects into bodies of water is called _____.

• groundwater

• storm water

• surface water

• wastewater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An area of land where all the water drains to the same body of water is called a(n) _____.

• aquifer

• divide

• wetland

• watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This type of pollution does NOT have one identifiable source because runoff moves over or through the ground.

• nonpoint source

• point source

When precipitation hits the ground, the path it takes is determined by ...

• what it hits (rock, asphalt, or soft dirt)

• gravity

• topography (shape of the land)

• All the above.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2