Free Grade 8 Ontario science water systems worksheets

Free printable Grade 8 Ontario science worksheets on water systems. Answer questions about watersheds and fresh water. Question types include definition, resource classification, cause/effect, groundwater concept, and 6 more. Ontario curriculum: Science and Technology (2022) · Earth and Space Systems E2 — demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of Earth's water systems and of the water cycle. Preview the sample questions, then make a worksheet to print or practise. Choices on this page stay unmarked. Canadian English. Unofficial practice — not a ministry document.

Ontario curriculum: Science and Technology (2022) · Earth and Space Systems E2 — demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of Earth's water systems and of the water cycle

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Question types

  • Definition
  • Resource classification
  • Cause/effect
  • Groundwater concept
  • Landform vocabulary
  • Oceans and tides
  • Human impact
  • Water treatment
  • Scenario reasoning
  • Hazard forecast from a table

Sample questions

6 questions from water systems. Choices stay unmarked.

  1. 1.

    Protecting wetlands helps a watershed by...

    • Aremoving the need for fresh water
    • Bslowing runoff and filtering some pollutants
    • Cstopping the water cycle
    • Dspeeding runoff toward towns
  2. 2.

    Rain from 2 streets in Leah's town drains into one river. The land that drains to that river is a...

    • Aocean current
    • Bwatershed
    • Caquifer
    • Dwater table
  3. 3.

    Pollution poured into a storm drain can reach...

    • Aa sealed underground chamber that never connects
    • Bstraight into the open ocean with no other path
    • Cnowhere — storm drains filter and destroy pollution
    • Da river or lake in the watershed
  4. 4.

    Rowan reads that a well 11 metres deep reaches water stored underground. That water is...

    • Asurface runoff
    • Bgroundwater
    • Csalt water from the open ocean
    • Dwater vapour in clouds
  5. 5.

    A watershed is...

    • Aone cloud only
    • Bthe land that drains into one river or lake
    • Cthe ocean alone
    • Da single raindrop
  6. 6.

    Mateo pours soapy water into a storm drain on the street. Where can that pollution travel?

    • Aa river or lake in the watershed
    • Bnowhere — storm drains filter and destroy pollution
    • Cinto a sealed underground chamber that never connects
    • Dstraight into the open ocean with no other path
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What is on a Grade 8 science water systems worksheet?
A Grade 8 science water systems worksheet is a set of practice questions on water systems. Answer questions about watersheds and fresh water. This grade covers definition, resource classification, cause/effect, groundwater concept, landform vocabulary, oceans and tides, and 4 more.
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Ontario curriculum: Science and Technology (2022) · Earth and Space Systems E2 — demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of Earth's water systems and of the water cycle Unofficial practice — not a ministry document.
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