Watersheds

All water eventually empties into

• an ocean

• a river

• the ground

• a lake

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Water that flows along Earth's surface to eventually return to the ocean is called ___.

• Runoff

• Storm drain

• Surface water

• Tributary

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Watersheds can consist of smaller subwatersheds.

• true

• false

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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

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What is a channel of water that flows into a larger one?

• Estuary

• Floodplain

• Wetland

• Tributary

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

• Tributary

• Wetland

• Divide

• Watershed

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Water stored  in cracks and pores below the Earth's surface is called:

• Groundwater

• Bogs

• Water in the ground

• surface water

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What is a tributary?

• a small stream that flows into a larger stream

• a measurement of the total amount of suspended solids in water

• a map of the hills and valleys in an area

• a measurement of the amount of salt in water

Which watershed is The Dalles located in?

• Mississippi River Watershed

• Columbia River Watershed

• Shenandoah River Watershed

• James River Watershed

Watersheds always go from north to south.

• true

• false

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