Wonderful Watersheds

A smaller river or stream that flows into a larger one.

• tributary

• waterfall

• streamlet

• estuary

This acts like a natural barrier, separating one watershed from another.

• ridge

• saddle

• buttes

• escarp

The area of land where all of the water that falls in it and drains off of it goes into the same place.

• Watershed

• Basin

• Riverbed

• Drainage

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Coastal area where freshwater from rivers mixes with saltwater from the sea

• Estuary

• Seaside

• Coastal

• Harbour

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A man-made lake where water is stored for future use, often behind a dam

• reservoir

• aqueduct

• lagoon

• impounded

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Large expanses of trees, crucial for absorbing rainwater and supporting diverse life.

• Forests

• Oceans

• Mountains

• Plains

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Vast, often flat areas that can be found at lower elevations.

• Plains

• Desert

• Forest

• Valley

This flowing body of water may start as a small stream and grow as it heads towards the ocean

• river

• creek

• brook

• delta

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

To remove pollutants from water as it moves through a watershed, naturally or artificially

• FILTER

• STRIP

• SCREEN

• ABSORB

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Water stored beneath the Earth's surface, filling the porous spaces in soil, sand, and rock

• Groundwater

• Subterranean water

• Underground water

• Aquifer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1