Water

Which best describes what happens on continents?

• They gain more water through precipitation than they evaporate off

• They have equal amounts of precipitation and evaporation

• They evaporate off more water than they gain through precipitation

• They vary a lot in the amount of precipitation and evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which watersheds or regions drain water from your house to the nearest ocean?

• Water from my yard drains through the Upper Mississippi to Ohio to Mid Atlantic watersheds to the Atlantic

• Water from my yard drains through the Great lakes watershed to the Atlantic

• Water from my yard drains through the Upper Mississippi and Lower Mississippi watersheds then out the Gulf of Mexico

According to the SPLASH reading that we read in class, how many gallons of water does the average American use for drinking, washing, and other home uses per day?

• 30-50 gallons

• 80-100 gallons

• 50-80 gallons

• 100-150 gallons

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What percent of water on Earth can humans use and where is most of it located?

• 99% and it is in the oceans

• 1% and it is in the ground

• 0.86% in lakes and 0.02% in rivers

On the diagram, what is happening at #3?

• Infiltration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Run-Off

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

On the diagram, what is happening at #4?

• Infiltration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Run-Off

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

On the diagram, what is happening at #1?

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Run-Off

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

On the diagram, what is happening at #6?

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Run-Off

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which best describes how water drains away from OMS and then out of Lake Minnetonka?

• It drains directly south through the lake and then south out of Minnehaha creek

• It drains in an eastward direction and then east out Minnehaha creek

• It drains south through the lake and then west out of Minnehaha creek

• It drains in a westward direction and then west out of Minnehaha creek

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Minnesota is a land of 10,000 lakes and has lots of water. How does most of the water arrive in Minnesota?

• By air

• By sea

• By land

• By groundwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4