Watershed & Water Cycle Test

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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a watershed?
A scientific instrument for measuring water quality
A method of water conservation
A type of water filtration system
An area of land that drains rainfall and snowmelt into streams, rivers and other bodies of water.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS3-1
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which rivers form the backbone of the Yellowstone watershed?
Yellowstone River
Bighorn River
Tongue River
Missouri River
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What role does gravity play in a watershed?
It helps to guide the path that water takes across the landscape
It increases the water's salinity
It heats the water
It purifies the water
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to rain or snow that falls on a watershed but does not flow out?
It evaporates immediately
It seeps into the ground or ends up on hard surfaces
It is absorbed by trees
It turns into ice
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is watershed management?
The study of water flow patterns
The use of land, forest, and water resources in ways that do not harm the ecosystem
The process of cleaning water with filters
The construction of dams and reservoirs
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary goal of conservation?
To prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect of natural resources
To increase land development
To promote urbanization
To increase agricultural production
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is another term for a watershed?
Drainage basin
Biosphere
Ecosystem
Biome
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
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