Groundwater, Wetlands

When water soaks down through the soil.

• deposition
• erosion
• infiltration
• sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water found beneath the Earth's surface.

• deposition
• divide
• groundwater
• wetlands

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Pollution that comes from many different sources (not just one specific site).

• non-point pollution
• point source pollution
• salinity
• biotic factors

Pollution that enters the water from one known source (one specific site).

• non-point pollution
• point source pollution
• runoff
• wetlands

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Transition zones between dry land and water (such as swamps and marshes).

• estuary
• runoff
• watershed
• wetlands

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

All the water that runs off the surface of the land, and into a body of water.

• erosion
• deposition
• runoff
• sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a simple definition of a wetland?

• low lying lands with spongy soil that are wet all the  time every year
• low lying lands with spongy soil that are wet for a certain time every year
• high lands with spongy soil that are wet for a certain time every year
• low lying lands with moist soil that are wet all the  time every year

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

These are the three main jobs of wetlands.

• provide habitats, store flood waters, purify water
• provide habitats, store plant life, purify water
• purify water, store wildlife, provide habitats
• purify the land, store flood waters, provide habitats

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Wetlands store flood waters. How is this beneficial? Choose the best answer.

• Its not really beneficial because this may flood peoples homes.
• It releases the water is increments which will really increase the wildlife in that area.
• It releases the water is increments which slows the water down thus slowing erosion.
• Its really not beneficial because this will flood the habitats of the wildlife living there.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which description below best describes how wetlands purify water?

• Wetlands slow down the water flow when the water encounters the vegetation. This allows the sediments and pollutants to drop out of the water before the water moves on.
• Wetlands don't really purify the water. They just slow it down and the heat from the Sun makes it hot enough to purify the water before it moves on.
• Wetlands slow down the water flow so that sediments and pollutants can drop out of the water before it moves on.
• Wetlands can't really purify the water because they release the water in large increments which doesn't allow enough time for it to be cleaned.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3