Human Impacts on Watersheds and Oceans

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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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 statement about water pollution is TRUE?

• Pollution only affects surface water.

• Pollution cannot be dissolved in water.

• Pollution affects both surface and groundwater.

• Pollution cannot travel through soil to groundwater.

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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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All water below the surface of land is called__________.

• water table

• watershed

• groundwater

• runoff

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The process where water or irrigation runs over land and seeps into the ground, or flows into streams or oceans.

• water cycle

• runoff

• precipitation

• evaporation

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The picture shown is an example of______

• runoff

• point source water pollution

• nonpoint source water pollution

• ground water

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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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As water flows it picks up...

• fertilizers, oils and pesticides

• sugar and spice and everything nice

• sunshine, sugar, and carbon dioxide

• oxygen and carbon dioxide

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Fertilizer can runoff land into water and cause some aquatic plants to

• grow out of control

• do nothing

• pack their bags and move away

• file a complaint with the EPA

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