🔍 Key Concepts

• Seasonal water level cycles on the Great Lakes (who rises/falls first vs. last) • The effect of lake size and depth on how quickly water levels respond to seasonal changes • The relative location (east vs. west, upstream vs. downstream) of each lake in the Great Lakes system

💭 Think About

• Think about which lake warms up and cools down the slowest due to its volume and depth—would that lake likely reach its seasonal high and low earlier or later than the others? • Consider the order of flow through the Great Lakes system (from Lake Superior down to Lake Ontario). Would a lake at the start or end of the system be more likely to show delayed seasonal extremes? • Among the options, which lake is known for having the largest volume and deepest average depth, and how might that affect the timing of its seasonal water level changes?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which of the listed lakes has the greatest volume and surface area. • Check basic information on which Great Lake is generally considered the deepest and coldest. • Confirm how thermal inertia (large, deep bodies of water changing temperature slowly) might delay seasonal water level highs and lows.