Watersheds Review

What is an area of higher elevation that separates watersheds?

• Estuary
• Divide
• Wetland
• Transition zones

When fertilizers enter surface water, they cause problems in 
the watershed by -

• increasing the amount of nutrients available to fish in lakes and streams.
• 
  clogging narrow streams and preventing water from flowing properly.
• raising the water level in nearby rivers to levels leading to flooding.
• causing rapid algal growth that decrease oxygen levels and choke aquatic life.

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What describes the smaller streams and rivers that feed into the larger streams/rivers?

• Branches

• Tributaries

• Channels

• Aquifers

This is where the stream opens into a river

• Ridge

• Landform

• Tributary

• Mouth

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What is the name of a point where the river starts?

• Mouth

• Source

• Point A

• Delta

A mountain ridge would be this part of a watershed (drainage basin)

• Aquifer

• Water table

• Zone of aeration

• Divide

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Water that stands or flows across the Earth's surface is known as....

• Runoff

• Surface water

• Ground water

• Divide

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What is one of the most important things that determines a watershed?

• Vegetation types

• The amount of land

• Topography of land

• Soil types

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What is a watershed?

• The Movement of water in clouds & around the world

• The area under the ground where water is stored in rocks & soil

• The land area that drains into a body of water?

• Water in the form of rain, mist, sleet, hail or snow

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What percent of the Earth's water is readily available for drinking?

• 1%

• 5%

• 25%

• 50%

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