EEI Earth's Water Unit one and two

A structure used to move water from one place to another

• aquifer

• saline

• brackish

• aqueduct

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

a long time with little to no precipitation

• summer

• estuary

• percolation

• drought

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the number of individuals of a species living in a place at a given time

• population

• levee

• city

• aqueduct

a lake or other storage area where water is collected and kept for future use

• runoff

• reservoir

• aquifer

• estuary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

not having enough of something that is needed

• potable

• wastewater

• shortage

• aquifer

a mixture of salt and fresh water that has less salt content than sea water

• brackish

• estuary

• aquifer

• potable

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

water in rivers, lakes, and other freshwater ecosystems that contain little dissolved salt

• brackish

• freshwater

• levee

• potable

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

a large mass of ice that is formed on land and moves slowly down a slope or valley because of gravity

• drought

• icicle

• glacier

• groundwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

water that is safe to drink according to public health standards

• runoff

• aquifer

• freshwater

• potable

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

water that contains at least 3.0% salt, by weight

• estuary

• reservoir

• percolation

• saline