Hydrosphere Test Review

Aquifer

• Rocks ability to let water pass through

• Body of porous rock saturated with water

• Max water capacity

• Area where water covers the soil for all or most of the year

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Brackish Water

• Partially enclosed area where saltwater meets freshwater

• Wetland dominated by trees and shrubs

• Wetland with tall grasses and reeds. No trees.

• Mixture of freshwater and saltwater

Dead Zone

• Caused when rain carries harmful chemicals from fertilizers

• Pollution coming from one specific source

• Pollution coming from multiple sources

• Winter homes for migrating birds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Soil Saturation

• Body of porous rock saturated in water

• Open spaces between rocks

• Rocks ability to let water pass through

• Max water capacity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Wetland

• Dominated by trees and shrubs

• Dominated by tall grasses and reeds

• Area where water covers the soil for all or most of the year

• Area where soil covers the water for all or most of the year

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Point Source Pollution

• Pollution that comes from multiple sources

• Pollution that comes from one source

• Pollution that comes from no sources

• Pollution that appears randomly

Non-Point Source Pollution

• Pollution that comes from multiple sources

• Pollution that comes from one source

• Pollution that comes from no sources

• Pollution that appears randomly

Permeability

• Body of porous rock saturated with water

• Open areas between rocks

• Body of porous water saturated with rock

• Rocks ability to let water pass through

Tributaries

• Start of a river

• End of a river

• Area that floods next to a river

• Small streams and channels that feed into a river

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Mouth

• Start of a river

• End of a river

• Area that floods next to a river

• Small streams and channels that feed into a river