Watershed vocab review

An estuary is where fresh water meets lake water

• True

• False

• Nothing

• NOthing

Turbidity is the term that refers to how clear/clean water is

• True

• False

What is the reason water becomes dirty- known as turbidity

• Sediment getting in the water

• Volcanoes

• Wetlands moving

pH levels measure how acidic and _______ water is

• bonded

• benign

• basic

• below

Which levels are neutral water pH levels?

• 3-5

• 6-7

• 7-9

• 6-8

Macroinvertebrates are....

• No backbone and can't be seen WITHOUT a microscope

• Backbone and can't be seen WITHOUT a microscope

• No backbone and can be seen WITHOUT a microscope

• Backbone and can be seen WITHOUT a microscope

The Chesapeake Bay is the largest.....

• Ocean

• River

• Estuary

A non-point source

• KNOWS the source location pollution is coming from

• DOESN'T KNOW the source location pollution is coming from

Can sediment pollute water?

• Yes

• No

Do animals that live in water depend on dissolved oxygen?

• Nope

• Definitely yes they do