Watersheds PQ

The resource that all living organisms need is?

• Usable water
• Wind
• Abiotic factors
• Trees

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Pollution that is put directly into a reservoir is called?

• Point Source
• Non-Point Source

When reservoirs are polluted by an indirect source, it is called?

• Non Point source pollution
• Point Source pollution

Our watershed is part of a larger watershed called - 

• Gulf of Mexico
• Mississippi Valley Watershed
•  Chesapeake Bay Watershed
• Abemarle Sound

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Where does the Chesapeake Bay empty in to?

• Gulf of Mexico
• Abemarle Sound
• Atlantic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean

Define tributaries

• small rivers or streams that flow into a large river or stream
• a natural stream of water of considerable volume
• precipitation that flows over the land to streams
• a continuous ridge that separates a watershed

What is the area where fresh water from a river mixes with salt water of the ocean?

• Swamp
• Salt River
• Delta
• Estuary

Wetlands help control flooding by

• absorbing runoff from heavy rains
• collecting water behind dams
• providing natural water filtration
• quickly releasing water

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Which of the following is an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?

• bacteria
• air
• niche
• grass

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Which of the following is a biotic factor in an ecosystem?

• water
• a large rock
• a rotting log
• temperature