Vocabulary
What is a large body of flowing water that usually empties into another body of water
What is a river
Water usually flows downhill because of this force.
What is gravity
This sphere is contains all the land, rocks, and soil on our planet.
What is the geosphere
What type of runoff carries pollutants like fertilizer, oil, and chemicals into waterways?
What is polluted runoff
Ms. Hughes' favorite season
What is Fall/ Autumn
What is a smaller body of flowing water that usually flows into a river?
What is a stream
Rain falling on a hill may flow down the sides as this.
What is runoff
This sphere contains all the water on our planet.
What is the hydrosphere
What organism grows rapidly when there are too many nutrients in the water?
What is algae
Ms. Hughes' favorite color
What is water that flows over land after rain or melting snow?
What is runoff
A raised area of land that can affect the direction water flows.
What is a hill
This sphere is all life and living things on our planet including humans, animals, and plants.
What is the biosphere
An area of water with very little oxygen, where many aquatic animals cannot survive?
What is a dead zone
The place Ms. Hughes was born
What is Plattsburgh, NY
What is the large body of water that receives water from many rivers and streams in Maryland?
What is the Chesapeake Bay
If rain falls on two different sides of a hill, the water may flow into two different "sheds" of this
What are watersheds
What is all gas and air on our planet.
What nutrient found in fertilizers can cause too much algae to grow in the Bay?
What is nitrogen
Ms. Hughes drinks everyday
What is coffee/ diet coke
What is an area of land where all the water drains into the same river, stream, lake, or bay?
What is a watershed
Explain how a hill, runoff, streams, and rivers can all be connected.
Water runs downhill → becomes runoff → flows into streams → streams flow into rivers.
Explain 1 way the hydrosphere can interact with the geosphere and atmosphere.
What is erosion and evaporation
What happens to oxygen levels in the water when there is too much algae? Increase or decrease?
What is decrease
Ms. Hughes birthday is on the 11th day of this month
What is April