Watershed Test Review

Select all choices that are biotic. (3)

• oak tree

• cactus

• rock

• rain

• fox

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Select all abiotic choices. (2)

• sunlight

• temperature

• catfish

• caterpillar

• mushroom

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following are uses of water?

• agriculture

• transportation

• hydroelectricity

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following is incorrect about the distribution of Earth's water?

• More than 97% of Earth's water is available for drinking

• The majority of Earth's fresh water is trapped in ice

• Earth's water can be found in the a variety of places including the ocean, the ground and the atmosphere

• Fresh water is unequally distributed throughout the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Choose the abiotic factors in the pond ecosystem. (3)

• lily pad

• sun

• air temperature

• fish

• water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The Appalachian Mountains separate the Chesapeake Bay watershed from the Mississippi River watershed.  The Appalachian Mountains are an example of a

• tributary

• wetland

• watershed

• divide

How do light, temperature, and soil composition influence the components of a watershed?

• They determine the types of plants and animals in the ecosystem.

• They have no influence.

• They cause water in the ecosystem to become polluted.

• They cause the ecosystem to become extinct.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The Roanoke River watershed flows to the

• Mississippi River

• North Carolina Sounds

• Chesapeake Bay

• Tennessee River

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is number 1 identifying?

• wetland

• source

• tributary

What is number 2 identifying

• wetland

• source

• tributary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2