Watershed

A student drew the model below to represent a part of a watershed and some human activities that affect the watershed. How do the industrial, agricultural, and residential activities of humans most likely affect the groundwater in the area?

• Pollutants from the activities percolate through the soil and enter the water table.

• The activities prevent most of the water from evaporating into the atmosphere.

• The activities replace the groundwater used.

• All of the above

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To what does the “X” in the diagram refer?

• a water table

• a watershed

• a floodplain

• a divide

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Most water pollution is the result of __________________.

• natural processes

• animal waste

• human activities

• acid rain

Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers.

• Ground Water

• Aquifer

• Water Table

• Zone of Aeration

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A layer of permeable rock that retains and filters water

• Permeable Rock

• Water Table

• Aquifer

• Ground Water

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washes agricultural wastes, including animal wastes, fertilizers, and pesticides, into bodies of water, causing algae to grow.

• Runoff

• Peak flow

• Groundwater

• Municipal sewage

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The use of pesticides and fertilizers must be 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 chemicals on the environment?

• Runoff carries these chemicals into lakes and streams.

• Theses chemicals cannot be purchased in large bulk.

• 
  These chemicals are expensive to produce.
  

• Storage space for these chemicals is limited.

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The line graph below shows the average amount of dissolved nutrients in a body of water each year from 1998 to 2003.
Which human activity most likely affected this body of water between 2000 and 2003?

• discharging warm water into the body of water

• adding chemical fertilizers to water

• burning fossil fuels

• dumping litter in the water

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Humans need fresh, clean water to survive. Which of these statements is true about fresh water?

• Fresh water was once considered a renewable resource, but today it is considered an inexhaustible resource.

• The global population is currently decreasing, and people are using less fresh water.

• In some places on Earth, fresh water is being used up faster than it can be replaced.

• An unlimited amount of fresh water is available on Earth.

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Water from precipitation that flows into a stream, which flows into rivers, lakes, estuaries, reservoirs, wetlands or the ocean.

• Groundwater

• Surface Water

• Aquifer

• Subsidence

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