7.11A Human impact on watersheds

Which of the following would NOT be a beneficial activity on groundwater in a watershed?

• Reduce use of pesticides on gardens

• Increase use of fertilizers on lawns

• Clean up animal droppings

• Dispose of chemicals properly

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The agricultural industry utilizes fertilizer and pesticides to boost crop growth and reduce pests. How do these inorganic treatments negatively impact the watershed surrounding the land?

• Runoff from the farms can cause overgrowth of plant life in local ponds, lakes, and rivers, reducing oxygen levels and impacting animal life.

• Runoff carrying fertilizer and pesticides helps plants grow and reduces pests in surface water locations.

• Runoff carries fertilizer and pesticides to other agricultural areas and is absorbed there so it does not seep into the groundwater supply.

• Runoff does not carry fertilizer and pesticides to the water supply because these chemicals are too heavy to be carried by water.

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Which of the following is NOT a way humans positively impact surface water?

• Farmers create buffers of plants and trees to filter water before it enters surface water.

• Builders use permeable concrete that will reduce runoff to surface water.

• After humans use water, it flows to a surface water holding area to either be treated for reuse or cleaned before reaching a lake, pond, or river.

• Gardeners sweep grass clippings from mowed lawns into the sewer drain.

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Which of the following human activities would most likely lead to the creation of sinkholes?

• Using toxic chemicals in the manufacturing of goods

• Filtering out pollutants at a water treatment plant

• Excess removal of water from underground reservoirs

• Storing drinking water in small above-ground basins

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Using the diagram provided, identify the best location for a factory to be built to minimize the impact its runoff will have on the nearby towns.

• Top of the hill, above City 1

• Between Cities 1 and 2

• Between Cities 2 and 3

• Bottom of the hill, below City 4

Which type of data would be important in considering the risks of building a well near a city?

Select 2 answer choices.

1. 1. Population of the city

2. 2. Water levels in the aquifer 

3. 3. How fast the rivers and streams flow

4. 4. Number of species of fish in the area

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Which type of water includes streams, lakes, rivers, and ponds?

• Groundwater

• Surface Water

• Ocean Water

• Rainwater

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Where is groundwater typically found?

• Above ground

• In the ocean

• Under Earth's surface between rocks and sediments

• In the atmosphere

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​ (a)   ​

Includes streams, lakes, rivers, ponds, etc.

Found above ground

Precipitation contributes to these area

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• Ground Water
• Surface Water
• Ocean Water
• Rain Water

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Aquifers found here

Found under Earth's surface between rocks and sediment

Runoff contributes to this source through seepage ​

• Ground Water
• Surface Water
• Ocean Water
• Rain Water

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