Watersheds

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Week 23

Open Ended

Review: Where is 97% of water found on earth? What about the other 3%?

Multiple Choice

An area of land that drains to a particular river, lake, bay, or other body of water.

• Tributary

• Wetland

• Divide

• Watershed

Multiple Choice

Fertilizer can seep through the ground to reach groundwater, what effect can it have?

• Fertilizer can cause groundwater to reverse flow

• Fertilizer can cause groundwater to freeze

• Fertilizer can cause groundwater to become undrinkable

• It will seep into the school

Multiple Choice

___________________ washes agricultural wastes, including animal wastes, fertilizers, and pesticides, into bodies of water, causing algae to grow.

• Runoff

• Peak flow

• Groundwater

• Municipal sewage

Open Ended

Look at the picture and list some ways that humans impact the surface water and groundwater

Open Ended

What can you do to make a positive impact on your watershed?