Missouri Science Assessment Test

Which are found in mountain stream where the slope is steep and the channel is rough, irregular, and full of large boulders?

• lakes

• rapids

• estuaries

• meanders

Sammy collects some river water by dipping the jar into the water but not scooping the riverbed. What part of the rivers load will MOST likely settle to the bottom of his jar?

• pebbles, silt, and clay

• cobbles, pebbles, and silt

• cobbles and clay

• silt and clay

Which term describes the Ohio, Missouri, and Arkansas Rivers?

• watersheds

• divides

• tributaries

• deltas

A particular stream has a velocity of 100 centimeters per second. What is the largest rock particle that the stream can carry?

• cobble

• pebble

• sand

• silt

Which set of terms correctly lists the area s, from MOST likely wettest to driest?

• bluffs, rivers, floodplain

• bluffs, floodplain, river

• river, bluffs, floodplain

• river, floodplain, bluffs

Identify the labeled features in the drainage basin.

• 1- watershed: 2- parent rivers: 3- tributaries

• 1-watersheds: 2- tributaries: 3- parent rivers

• 1- divide: 2- tributaries: 3- parent river

• 1- divide: 2- parent river: 3- tributary

Which factor has the greatest effect on a community's stores of fresh water?

• the location of the nearest ocean

• the average annual rainfall

• the location of the nearest mountain

• the average winter temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which feature of the river would be seen at the knickpoint?

• headwaters

• waterfall

• tributary

• delta

Which section would most likely be able to move the largest particle?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of these is a freshwater reservoir?

• Gulf of Mexico

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic tidal basin

• Antarctic polar ice

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4