Watersheds

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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Where are you most likely to find a watershed?

• In a lake

• On a mountain top

• At the bottom of a valley

• Everywhere

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The boundaries of a watershed are determined by ___________

• Elevation

• Soil type

• The amount of water that flows

• The kinds of organisms found in the area

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All water below the surface of land is called__________.

• water table

• watershed

• groundwater

• runoff

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Water that flows along Earth's surface is called ___.

• groundwater

• runoff

• storm water

• surface water

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This is the direction that water flows on the surface of the ground.

• any direction

• downhill

• sideways

• upward

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Runoff that collects into bodies of water is called _____.

• groundwater

• storm water

• surface water

• wastewater

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An area of land where all the water drains to the same body of water is called a(n) _____.

• aquifer

• divide

• wetland

• watershed

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The surface water system includes:

• streams and rivers

• lakes

• oceans

• All the above.

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Where would you most likely find a mountain range in Canada?

• 1

• 2

• 3

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