Groundwater and watershed

Sunken land surface due to underlying compression of earth material as a result of the removal of groundwater is

• subsidence

• point source water pollution

• groundwater

• Dotties water bowl

Fertilizer can seep through the ground to reach groundwater, what effect can it have?

• Fertilizer can cause groundwater to reverse flow

• Fertilizer can cause groundwater to freeze

• Fertilizer can cause groundwater to become undrinkable

• It will seep into the school

Healthy (potable) pH of a fresh water source is around

• 2.0

• 3.4

• 7.0

• 9.0

When water flows across the surface of the earth it is called?

• Watershed

• River

• Run Off

• Rain

Factors within and ecosystem that are NOT living. (Rocks/Water/Air)

• Biotic

• Watershed

• Abiotic

• Erosion

Factors within an ecosystem that are living. (Plants/Animals)

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

Area of land where surface water and groundwater drains into a river system.

• Runoff

• Tributary

• Wetland

• Watershed

What is a watershed?

• Water in an area
• Water that flows into a river or stream
• Land that water flows over and through
• Water that is salty

What is the type of water that moves underground?

• surface water

• water table

• groundwater

• watershed

What is all the water that runs over the surface of the land and washes into rivers, streams, and other waterways called?

• Runoff

• Storm Drain

• Surface Water

• Tributary