HDSO WATER QUALITY C

What percentage of our planet is freshwater?

• 97%

• 3%

• 2%

• less than 1%

What percentage of our planet's water usable, accessible drinking water?

• 97%

• 3%

• 2%

• less than 1%

In which direction is Bird Creek flowing?

• West
• North
• South
• East

If contour lines are close together, then the slope is

• gentle

• steep

• flat

• going up and down

The relatively flat land extending outward on both sides of a stream or river is called the _________________________.

• riparian corridor

• stream bank

• floodplain

• river channel

The major abiotic factors that influence aquatic ecosystems include

• water temperature and amount of light

• plants and animals

• water and plants growing there

Which side of this island is the steepest?

• South

• North

• East

• West

What is one advantage of having a flood alongside a stream or river?

• changes the path of the stream or river.

• damages property and threatens lives along a river.

• allows fish an opportunity to populate ponds located in a floodplain.

• distributes nutrients throughout the soil of the floodplain which helps grow crops.

Most rivers have a number of ______ that meet to form larger streams that make up the main river.

• tributaries

• floodplains

• meanders

• headwaters

Broad curve in a stream.

• headwaters

• bead load

• mouth

• meander