Watershed Review

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

• Runoff
• Storm Drain
• Surface Water
• Tributary

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Abiotic means: 

• Living
• Dead
• Non-living
• Water

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Biotic means:

• Living
• Non-living
• Man made
• Found in nature

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What is an area of higher elevation that separates watersheds?

• Estuary
• Divide
• Wetland
• Transition zones

Look closely at the map of the watershed below. If water enters the watershed at the top of the mountain where the arrow is pointing, at which point will it stop draining?

• Point A

• Point B

• Point C

• Point D

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All water below the surface of land is called__________.

• water table

• watershed

• groundwater

• runoff

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__________ tells you how healthy the water is.

• water quantity

• water quality

• good water

• tasty water

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temperature, water, rocks, soil, geology, weather are all ___ factors in an ecosystem.

• abiotic
• biotic
• estuary
• wetlands

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What definition BEST describes a watershed?

• An area where water infiltrates the soil

• An area where aquatic plants and animals thrive

• An area where snow melts and changes into liquid water

• An area that collects precipitation and drains it to the lowest point

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Which of the following best describes water table?

• It is in unsaturated zone.

• It is a surface water

• it is the top of saturation zone.

• It is an aquifer.

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