Quiz #8

A storm that produces very heavy precipitation passes over Columbia, South Carolina. If the rain falls on a surface that is not porous, what will most likely happen to the rain.

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Runoff

• Transpiration

What do you call land where water runoff and ground water drain into a large body of water?

• Runoff

• Watershed

• condensation

Which of these pollutants are commonly found in a watershed?

• Pet Waste

• Sediments from Erosion

• Fertilizers / Pesticides

• Plastics / Litter / Car Oil

• All of the Above and More!

How can planting trees reduce runoff?

• Trees hold the soil together preventing erosion

• Trees clean the air

• Trees won't help

An area of land where all streams/rivers flow toward the same body of water is called a

• watershed

• floodplain

• delta

• confluence

Which is the best answer choice:

• The warmer the water, the higher the oxygen concentration

• The colder the water, the lower the oxygen concentration

• The warmer the water, the lower the oxygen concentration.

• There is no known correlation between water temperature and dissolved oxygen.

What do you call the area where water is stored behind a dam?

• reservoir

• generator

• refuge

• turbine

The following picture is an example of what energy source?

• Wind

• Biomass

• Coal

• Hydropower

This is built across a river to stop and control water flow

• reservoir

• lake

• bridge

• dam

When nutrient levels rise to high levels in a body of water, the effect on dissolved Oxygen levels is...

• decreases.

• increases.

• does not change.