Watershed Test Review

Front

Uses of water: agriculture, transportation, hydroelectricity.

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All of the above.

Front

Which of the following is incorrect about the distribution of Earth's water?

• More than 97% of Earth's water is available for drinking
• The majority of Earth's fresh water is trapped in ice
• Earth's water can be found in a variety of places including the ocean, the ground, and the atmosphere
• Fresh water is unequally distributed throughout the Earth

Back

More than 97% of Earth's water is available for drinking

Front

The Appalachian Mountains separate the Chesapeake Bay watershed from the Mississippi River watershed. The Appalachian Mountains are an example of a

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divide

Front

How do light, temperature, and soil composition influence the components of a watershed?

Back

They determine the types of plants and animals in the ecosystem.

Front

The Roanoke River watershed flows to the: Mississippi River, North Carolina Sounds, Chesapeake Bay, Tennessee River

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North Carolina Sounds

Front

What is number 1 identifying? Options: wetland, source, tributary

Back

source

Front

What is number 2 identifying?

Back

tributary

Front

What is number 3 identifying?

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wetland

Front

Which example describes an estuary?

Back

area where fresh water and salt water mix with changing salinity and abundant life

Front

The model shows how water flows in two drainage basins.

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1—divide; 2—tributaries; 3—parent river