Watershed Abiotic Factors

A watershed is referred to as

• An areas that has highest elevation

• An Area of tributary

• An ares of land drained by a river system made of different parts

• A polluted area that needs drainage

What are abiotic factors

• Living organisms in the watershed

• Non-living organisms in a watershed

• Non living factors in the environment

• All of the above

What are the main parts of a watershed?

• Tributary, water, animals

• Headwaters, tributary, division area

• Divide, Headwaters, Water

• Tributary, Headwater, Divide

What Abiotic Factors affect water quality in a watershed

• Adhesion

• Water PH

• Turbidity

• Dissolved Oxygen

• Salinity

Why are watersheds important?

• Provide drinking water

• Provide habitat for animals

• Canoeing and recreational purposes

• Acts as a dilter for pollution

• The glass on the right is considered to be

• Turbid

• Salinity

• Tea

• Dissolved Oxygen

What will most likely occur if the water remains turbid?

• Increased water temperature

• Animals and plant life will die

• Drinking water can become polluted

• Everything will remain the same

Which chemical substance will most like NOT dissolve in water

• Salt

• Oil

• Bleach

• Sugar

Measure of how much oxygen is dissolved in water

• Oxygen Conten

• CO2

• Dissolved Oxygen

• H20

Most organisms can live with DO levels of

• 5 and 15 parts per million

• 15 and 4 parts per million

• All water must have H2O even levels

• 5 and 25 parts per million