WATERSHED

All are examples of surface water EXCEPT

• Stream

• Lake

• Aquifer

• Ocean

What is a watershed?

• An area of land where water drains off into the same place

• An area of land where water drains off into the ocean

An aquifer is...

• A large body of water underground

• A large body of surface water

• An area above ground where water collects

• A drainage area for streams and rivers

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

• Watershed

• Groundwater

• Surface Water

• Runoff

Which of the following can pollute water?

• Moss

• Seaweed

• Pesticides

• Fish

Which of the following human activities is LEAST likely to affect watersheds?

• Cutting down trees

• Throwing trash in rivers

• Fertilizing lawns

• Driving a car

Which statement about water pollution is TRUE?

• Pollution cannot travel from surface to groundwater

• Pollution affects both surface and groundwater

• Pollution only affects surface water

• Pollution only affects groundwater

All water below the surface of land is called

• Watershed

• Surface Water

• Water table

• Groundwater

The top of the saturation zone, below which water fills all the open spaces between the rocks

• water table

• surface water

• watershed

• groundwater

The breaking of rock by wind, water, gravity or animals

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• friction