Watersheds & Human Impact Vocab & Ques

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What are the wastes produced by agriculture, households, industry, mining, and other human activities that can end up in water bodies?

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All of these choices: groundwater, streams and rivers, oceans.

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What can happen when runoff from agricultural land carries chemicals from fertilizers into a lake?

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Aquatic life, such as fish and turtles, can die from lack of oxygen.

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What is the term for the water that fills lakes and rivers?

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Surface water.

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What is the definition of groundwater?

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Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers.

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What happens when fertilizers enter surface water?

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They cause rapid algal growth that decreases oxygen levels and chokes aquatic life.

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What is a watershed?

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An area of land that drains rainwater and snowmelt into a common water body.

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What is an aquifer?

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A geological formation that can store and transmit groundwater.

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How does human activity impact watersheds?

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Human activities can introduce pollutants, alter water flow, and affect the health of aquatic ecosystems.

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What is runoff?

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Water that flows over the ground surface and returns to bodies of water.

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What is the water table?

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The upper surface of the zone of saturation where groundwater is found.

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