Water Assessment Practice

How does water move around Earth?

• In water bottles

• Ships, Planes, and Trucks

• The water cycle

• The nitrogen cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Where does water travel as it continuously cycles around Earth?

• In the atmosphere

• On the surface

• Underground

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What drives the movement of water in the water cycle?

• Gravity & the moon

• Gravity & the sun

• Flow & the moon

• Flow & the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What drives water’s changes in matter (e.g. solid to liquid)?

• Flow

• Temperature

• Gravity

• Weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What are the 8 most common pollutants of Maine’s freshwater?

• Nutrients, Sediments, Pathogens, Metals, Pesticides, Chlorides, Temperature, and Invasive Species

• Nutrients, Sediments, Pathogens, Metals, Pesticides, Chlorides, Temperature, and Pharmaceuticals

• Nutrients, Sediments, Pathogens, Metals, Pesticides, Chlorides, Temperature, and Organic Matter

• Nutrients, Sediments, Pathogens, Metals, Pesticides, Chlorides, Temperature, and Radioactive Substances

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is the #1 most common pollutant in Maine freshwater?

• Litter

• Pet waste

• Oil

• Soil

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is a watershed?

• An area of land that drains its water into one water body.

• The land water drains into.

• A body of water that collects runoff from the land around it.

• A shed where water is stored.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What forms the boundary of a watershed?

• City boundaries

• The shape of the land

• The body of water

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How do you name a watershed?

• The water body’s name + watershed

• The name of the surrounding land + watershed

• The boundary mountains’ names + watershed

• All watersheds have the same name.

How does a landscape’s surface affect runoff?

• It can increase the speed of runoff.

• It can decrease the speed of runoff.

• It can reduce erosion.

• It can increase erosion.

• All of the above.