Human Impact on Watershed

Human Impact on Watershed

7th Grade

15 Qs

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Human Impact on Watershed

Human Impact on Watershed

Assessment

Quiz

Science

7th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS3-4, MS-ESS2-4, MS-LS2-3

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Overflow during a heavy rainstorm from a wastewater treatment plant would result in –

polluted runoff into nearby ponds.

flooding in the local aquifer.

weakened housing foundations.

over-treated drinking water.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The movement of colored water through the gravel best models —

condensation of water vapor

surface runoff of precipitation

conservation of water

pollution of groundwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When fertilizers enter surface water, they cause problems in 
the watershed by -

increasing the amount of nutrients available to fish in lakes and streams.


clogging narrow streams and preventing water from flowing properly.

raising the water level in nearby rivers to levels leading to flooding.

causing rapid algal growth that decrease oxygen levels and choke aquatic life.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Pollutants from a highway enter a stream or creek and travel to a river. River water tested with the pollutant found is called  

point source pollution
Available space for crops

nonpoint source pollution.

eutrophic pollution

riparian pollution

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

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-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

Media Image

What is all the water that runs off the surface of the land and washes into rivers, streams, and other waterways called?

Runoff

Storm Drain

Surface Water

Tributary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

Media Image

A student's model of an area new a city depicts many activities that affect the quality of the water in the area. How does the agricultural activity most likely affect the surface water of the area?

Excess crop fertilizer is carried by runoff into the river, causing excess growth of water plants.

Excess crop material accumulates on the riverbanks, slowing the movement of the river water

Crops reduce erosion, increasing the amount of soil entering the river

Crops absorb pure water from soil, causing the remaining water to contain more salt.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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