HS SCI CHP 14: Part 1- Drainage Basins

What is the appropriate term for water that falls on the ground and flows across the surface until it hits a stream?

• flow

• runoff

• 1. flood

• drainage

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Large river systems are similar to the branching network of a tree, with many small streams connecting and leading to a larger river. The large river is considered the trunk of the tree. Where does the trunk or large river end?

• 1. The river ends at a road.

• 1. The river ends when it hits a city or dam.

• 1. The river empties into an open body of water.

• 1. The river ends when it drains into another river.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

If we know that a mountain has a drainage divide, then what else do we know about the mountain?

• 1. There are two drainage basins nearby.

• 1. The mountain receives a lot of precipitation.

• 1. The mountain receives very little precipitation.

• 1. There is one single drainage basin nearby.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The Mississippi River drainage basin is one of the largest drainage basins in the world. How many US states have a portion of their land within this drainage basin?

• 24
• 8

• 40
• 31

What is the appropriate definition of a drainage basin?

• 1. A valley that holds precipitation

• 1. An area of land where all precipitation that falls will drain or flow downhill into a random stream

• 1. A drainage basin is an area of land where all precipitation will drain or flow downhill into a common waterway or outlet.

• 1. An area of land where all precipitation that falls will drain or flow uphill into a random stream

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4