Topic 6: Water & human activity

A region of land where all the water drains into a single river, lake, or other body of water.

• Watershed

• Glacier

• Surface Water

• Groundwater

Water found on the surface of the Earth, such as in rivers, lakes, and ponds.

• Watershed

• Glacier

• Surface Water

• Groundwater

A large, slow-moving mass of ice that forms in cold areas over many years.

• Watershed

• Glacier

• Surface Water

• Groundwater

Small pieces of soil and rock that are carried by water and can build up in rivers and lakes.

• Watershed

• Sediment

• Surface Water

• Groundwater

Water that is stored underground in spaces between rocks and soil.

• Watershed

• Sediment

• Surface Water

• Groundwater

Non-renewable energy sources like coal, oil, and natural gas that release pollution when burned.

• Entangle

• Sediment

• Runoff

• Fossil Fuels

Water that flows over land and carries soil, chemicals, or other materials into rivers and lakes.

• Entangle

• Sediment

• Runoff

• Fossil Fuels

To catch or trap something in a way that it cannot move freely.

• Entangle

• Sediment

• Runoff

• Fossil Fuels

Small pieces of plastic that pollute water and harm animals when they are eaten.

• Entangle

• Microplastics

• Fish Ladder

  
  

• Fossil Fuels

A structure built near dams to help fish swim upstream to reproduce.

• Entangle

• Microplastics

• Fish Ladder

• Fossil Fuels