Watersheds

Rainwater running off a parking lot after a storm is what type of pollution?

• Point source pollution

• Nonpoint source pollution

Fertilizer from people's yards is what type of pollution?

• Point source pollution

• Nonpoint source pollution

Which of these is NOT a kind of wetland?

• Swamp

• Bog

• Bay

• Marsh

What do you call an area of higher ground that separates watersheds?

• River

• Tributary

• Divide

• Flood Plain

Humans harm watersheds and wetlands by all of the following EXCEPT:

• Polluting the water with chemicals

• Over fertilizing their lawns

• destroying forests

• planting trees to stop erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Most water pollution is the result of ___________________.

• Natural processes

• Human activities

• Animal waste

• Acid rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

An area of land where the surface water and ground water drain into a particular body of water.

• Aquifer

• Subsidence

• Watershed

• Divide

Which is an example of point source pollution?

• Fertilizer run off from farms

• Dog poop from your yard

• Oil run off from the roads

• Illegal dumping of raw sewage into a lake

Which is NOT one of the 3 main watersheds in Virginia?

• Chesapeake Bay

• Harper's Ferry

• Gulf of Mexico

• North Carolina Sound

What are tributaries?

• Flood plains to help with overflowing water

• A lake or an ocean

• Smaller rivers that flow into larger rivers

• Any body of salt water