Week 10 Vocab Check

What is agricultural runoff?

• Any water that enters or leaves a farm area

• Water that agricultural products need in order to survive

• Water from farms or ranches flows into water sources, polluting the water

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What is groundwater?

• Water that sits on top of the ground

• Water that is underground between rocks and soil particles

• Water that is not affected by the water cycle

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What is a water table?

• The water table is the level of water in a river.
• The water table is the surface of a body of water like a lake.
• The water table is the upper boundary of groundwater saturation in soil or rock.

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What is surface water?

• Water that is stored underground in aquifers.
• Water that is used for irrigation and agriculture.
• Surface water is water that collects on the surface of the ground, such as rivers, lakes, and ponds.

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What is watershed?

• A watershed is a measurement of rainfall.
• A watershed is a land area that channels rainfall and snowmelt to creeks, streams, and rivers, ultimately to larger bodies of water.

• A watershed is a geological formation made of rocks.

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What is runoff?

• Runoff is the flow of water that occurs when excess water, flows over the land surface.

• Runoff is the process of water evaporating from the soil.
• Runoff is the collection of water in underground aquifers.

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What is an aquifer?

• A device used for measuring water levels.
• A chemical process for purifying water.
• An aquifer is a geological formation that can store and transmit water.

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What is an algae bloom?

• All algae in any body of water

• A kind of aquatic plant that occurs when there is too little fertilizer in water

• An algae bloom is a rapid increase of algae in water bodies

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What is a dead zone?

• an area of water with algae overgrowth and excess oxygen

• an area of water with reduced oxygen, meaning life cannot survive there

• an area of water with excess oxygen

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What is a natural resource?

• Natural resources are only man-made materials and occur naturally in the environment.

• Natural resources are materials or substances found in nature that can be used for economic benefit or to sustain life.
• Natural resources are items that cannot be used for any purpose.