Watersheds and Water Usage Concepts

Passage
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Science
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
Tim Gault
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7 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a watershed?
A geographical area where all the water runoff drains into a specific lake, river, or stream
A high elevation that separates one watershed from another
The main body of water into which runoff drains
A large drainage basin
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a use of water in the United States?
Cooling power plants
Irrigation
Public use
Space exploration
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What separates one watershed from another?
A waterway
A divide
An aquifer
A drainage basin
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Mississippi River drainage basin includes which of the following watersheds?
Missouri, Upper Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Arkansas-Red-White, and Lower Mississippi
Colorado, Columbia, Rio Grande, and Hudson
Amazon, Nile, Yangtze, and Ganges
Thames, Seine, Danube, and Rhine
5.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An aquifer is also known as a ______ reservoir.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What percentage of water is used for agriculture worldwide?
69%
23%
8%
49%
7.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Surface water flows downhill into a common exit such as another river, stream, lake, or ______.
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