Lake Ontario

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/lake-ontario

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Lake Ontario?Approximately 7,340 square miles (18,960 square kilometers)
2. How deep is Lake Ontario?802 feet (244 meters)
3. How high is Lake Ontario?243 feet (74 meters) above sea level
4. What is the primary inlet?Niagara River
5. What is the primary outlet?Saint Lawrence River

Hydrology: The scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth.
Limnology: The scientific study of the biological, chemical, and physical characteristics of lakes and other inland waters.
Watershed: An area of land where all the water that falls in it or drains off of it goes to a common outlet, such as a river, bay, or other body of water.
Binational: Involving or concerning two nations.