Watershed Quizizz Notes- 4.6

Multiple Choice

What is a watershed?

• The movement of water in the clouds and around the world.

• Water in the form or rain, mist, sleet, hair, or snow.

• The area under the ground where water is stored in rocks and soil.

• The land area that drains into a body of water.

Multiple Choice

How are boundaries of a watershed determined?

• The elevation of the surrounding area.

• The size of the river.

• Political determinations.

• The size of the watershed.

Multiple Choice

A mountain ridge would be this part of a watershed.

• Aquifer

• Zone of aeration

• Water table

• Divide

Multiple Choice

Water that stands or flows across the Earth's surface is known as...

• Ground water

• Runoff

• Divide

• Aquifer

Multiple Choice

An underground layer of sediment or rock that holds water is known as...

• Reservoir

• Watershed

• Aquifer

• Runoff

Multiple Choice

What is one of the most important things that determines a watershed?

• Vegetation type

• Topography of the land

• The amount of liquid

• Soil types

Multiple Choice

Why is gravity a factor in watersheds?

• It causes water to transpire.

• It causes water to flow away from the watershed.

• It causes water to evaporate.

• It causes water to flow down towards a watershed.

Multiple Choice

Why is gravity a factor in watersheds? 

• it causes the water to flow away from a watershed
• it causes the water to flow down towards a watershed

Multiple Choice

Which factor does not affect the flow of water in a watershed?

• amount of precipitation

• elevation of land

• amount of pollution in water

• material on land surface

Multiple Choice

Why do cities and suburbs have more runoff and pollution?

• More people making pollutants

• Pavement doesn't absorb water

• Storm drain water not cleaned

• All of the above

Open Ended

Deforestation can affect water quality. Identify one change that can occur in the water quality of streams within a watershed that has been deforested. Explain how deforestation can lead to this change.