Human impact on watersheds

What is an example of point-source pollution?

• A pipe from a factory

• Rain runoff

• OIl mixed with waste and dish soap in a river

• Cow manure mixed with pesticides and animal waste found in a puddle

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What is an example of nonpoint-source pollution?

• A pipe from a factory

• Rain Runoff

• Oil that spilled into a river

• Gasoline puddle

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What do you call boundary lines between watersheds?

• Aquafirers

• Tributarys

• Eustarys

• Divide

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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The use of pesticides and fertilizers is carefully monitored because of the effect they can have on the environment. Which of the following is a possible negative effect of the use of these chemical on the environment?

• These chemicals are expensive to produce.

• Runoff carries these chemicals into lakes and streams.

• Storage space for these chemicals is limited.

• Theses chemicals cannot be purchased in large bulk.

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Rapid growth of algae in a pond is often the result of -

• loss of habitat due to commercial building.

• flooding that causes water levels to rise.

• excess nutrients from fertilizer runoff.

• clogged river tributaries entering a lake.

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An area of permeable rock underground that holds or transmits groundwater; pumps are used to retrieve water from these areas

• Floodplain

• Aquifer

• Runoff

• Saturation Zone

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A geographical barrier, such as a ridge, hill, or mountain, separating one watershed land area from another

• Aquifer

• Saturation Zone

• Drainage Divide

• Tributary

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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What occurs when used engine oil is poured into the pit in the ground?

• The oil remains sealed in the small disposal pit and does not affect the groundwater.

• The oil seeps through the soil until it leaks into the groundwater

• The oil seeps through the soil but stops before it reaches the groundwater

• The oil creates a barrier in Mrs. Dyess' room

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