7th Grade Unit 8 Impact of the Hydrosphere

An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds groundwater.​

• Groundwater

• Aquifer

• Watershed

• Oil Spills

The process of moving soil, sand, or rock by wind, water, or ice. ​

• Erosion

• Aquifer

• Runoff

• Surface Water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Water that collects underground in cracks and spaces in rock.​

• Pollution

• Runoff

• Groundwater

• Surface Water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The interconnected network of oceans, including their physical, chemical, and biological components​

• Ocean System

• Overfishing

• Erosion

• Groundwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When oil accidentally leaks into the ocean or other bodies of water.​

• Surface Water

• Oil Spills

• Overfishing 

• Aquifer 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Catching fish at a rate faster than they can reproduce.​

• Erosion

• Watershed

• Overfishing

• Ocean System

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Harmful substances added to the air, water, or land.​

• Pollution

• Oil Spills

• Erosion

• Runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Water from rain or snowmelt that flows over the land surface.​

• Runoff

• Aquifer

• Overfishing

• Watershed

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Any body of water above ground, including streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, reservoirs, and creeks​

• Ocean Systems

• Watershed

• Surface Water

• Oil Spills

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A land area that channels rainfall and snowmelt to creeks, streams, and rivers and eventually to outflow points, such as reservoirs, bays, and the ocean​

• Watershed

• Groundwater 

• Overfishing

• Runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4