Surface Water

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Science
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6th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
tributary
a stream that flows into a lake or into a larger stream
the water that is beneath Earth's surface
the path that a stream follows
the boundary between drainage areas that have streams that flow in opposite directions
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Materials carried by a stream are called its ________________
Gradient
Flow
Stream load
Watershed
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A river's __________ is the amount of water that moves through the river channel in a given amount of time.
Gradient
Divide
Movement
Flow
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
______________ is a measure of the change in elevation over a certain distance.
Gradient
Flow
Watershed
Discharge Zone
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The measure of how easily water can flow through something (in this case, an aquifer).
Permeability
Gradient
Runoff
Porosity
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
This physical feature is found along the side of a river and helps to prevent flooding of nearby areas.
natural levee
savanna
plateau
mound
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
What is the relationship between groundwater and surface water?
Surface water percolates (moves) through the soil to form groundwater.
There is no relationship between surface and groundwater.
Groundwater filters through the soil to form surface water.
Surface water is found in lakes directly above underground water sources.
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