Wetlands

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Science
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6th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Charles Martinez
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which type of wetland is best described as, "The plants growing here are grasses, reeds, sedges, and some shrubs"?
bogs
fens
swamps
marsh
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which type of wetland would be best described as "usually characterized by the growth of woody plants such as cypress and tupelo trees"?
bogs
fens
swamp
marsh
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What 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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Wetlands store flood waters. How is this beneficial? Choose the best answer.
It is not really beneficial because this may flood people's homes.
It releases the water in increments which will really increase the wildlife in that area.
It releases the water in increments which slows the water down thus slowing erosion.
It is really not beneficial because this will flood the habitats of the wildlife living there.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS2-5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which description best explains 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.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How would you describe the SOIL in the wetlands?
always very dry
always very wet
like a sponge
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
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