Lakes and Ponds

To help determine the difference, we must considered _____

• To help determine the difference, both the temperature and size must be considered.

• To help determine the difference, both the pollution and weight must be considered

• To help determine the difference, both the depth and surface area must be considered.

• To help determine the difference, both the years and the season must be considered

Some ponds might be filled with water for only a few weeks or months each year, whereas some lakes have existed for hundreds of years.

• True

• False

• t

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

 Ponds are often connected to other fresh water sources such as streams and rivers.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The temperature of lakes and ponds varies depending on the _____.

• The temperature of lakes and ponds varies depending on the time

• The temperature of lakes and ponds varies depending on the location

• The temperature of lakes and ponds varies depending on the depth

• The temperature of lakes and ponds varies depending on the season

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

During the spring and fall, as the water warms or cools, turnover occurs.

• True

• Fasle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Eutrophic are nutrient-poor lakes

• True

• False

Lakes and ponds are divided into three zones based on the amount of sunlight that penetrates the water. The area closest to the shore is the ?

• Littoral zone

• Limnetic zone

• Top zone

• Profundal zone

How is the deepest part of a lake called?

• Final zone

• Deepest zone

• Profundal zone

• Bottom zone

What is the most common type of floating photosynthetic autotroph that lives in the limnetic zone?

• Seaweed

• Plankton

• Trash

• Al

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

How much of the earth's surface does lakes and ponds cover?

• Ponds and lakes only cover about 34% of the earth’s surface.

• Ponds and lakes only cover about 2% of the earth’s surface but contain most of the world’s freshwater supply

• Ponds and lakes only cover about 3.4% of the earth’s surface.

• Ponds and lakes only cover about 26% of the earth’s surface but contain most of the world’s freshwater supply