Watersheds Groundwater Runoff

Watersheds Groundwater Runoff

6th - 8th Grade

15 Qs

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Watersheds Groundwater Runoff

Watersheds Groundwater Runoff

Assessment

Quiz

Other Sciences

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When fertilizers enter surface water, they cause problems in 
the watershed by -
increasing the amount of nutrients available to fish in lakes and streams.

clogging narrow streams and preventing water from flowing properly.
raising the water level in nearby rivers to levels leading to flooding.
causing rapid algal growth that decrease oxygen levels and choke aquatic life.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which would increase the amount of runoff you get?
Vegetation
More plants
Urban Development

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What do you call the land that water flows across, under, and through on its way to a body of water?
Tributary
River system
Headwaters
Watershed

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

All bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, and snow that are found above ground

Groundwater

Surface water

Runoff

Swimming pool

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

___________________ washes agricultural wastes, including animal wastes, fertilizers, and pesticides, into bodies of water, causing algae to grow.
Runoff
Peak flow
Groundwater
Municipal sewage

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Wastes produced by agriculture, households, industry, mining, and other human activities can end up in ______________.
groundwater
streams and rivers
oceans
All of these choices

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An area of permeable layer of rock or soil that holds a large amount of water in the saturated zone is called what?
Aquifer
Spring
Well
Reservoir

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