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watershed

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is a tributary

a)

large body of water entering a stream or river

b)

part of a stream or river that adds to a larger body of water

c)

polution added to large body of water

2.

what is water shed

a)

fortnite

b)

water stored under ground used for drinking

c)

an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.

3.

what is eutrophication

a)

ferelizer in a lake or other body of water due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life

b)

when water exist a plant through its leaves

c)

when a tissue called the xylem transports water up the stem of a plant

4.
A industrial powerplant dumps its heated wastewater straight from a pipe into a stream. This is an example of -
a)
eutrophic pollution
over-treated drinking water.
b)
riparian pollution
flooding in the local aquifer.
c)
point source pollution.
d)
nonpointsource pollution.
5.
Pollutants from a factory enter a stream or creek and travel to a river. River water tested with the pollutant found is called  
a)
point source pollution
Available space for crops
b)
nonpoint source pollution.
c)
eutrophic pollution
d)
riparian pollution
6.
All of the following are examples of wetlands except:
a)
Bogs
b)
Prairies
c)
Marshes
d)
Swamps
7.
What is all the water that runs off the surface of the land and washes into rivers, streams, and other waterways called?
a)
Runoff
b)
Storm Drain
c)
Surface Water
d)
Tributary
8.
Overflow during a heavy rainstorm from a wastewater treatment plan would result in what?
a)
polluted runoff into nearby ponds
b)
flooding in the local aquifer
c)
weakened housing foundations
d)
over-treated drinking water
9.
What can runoff contaminates cause in a lake, river, or stream?
a)
the earth to sink
b)
the water in an aquifer to drop
c)
harmful rapid growth of algae
d)
cleaner water for bathing
10.
Which human activity leads to subsidence?
a)
using toxic chemicals
b)
filtering out pollutants
c)
storing drinking water above ground
d)
excess removal of water from underground reservoirs
11.
Rain soaks into the ground
a)
Infiltration
b)
Condensation
c)
Throughflow
d)
Surface runoff
12.

surface water is.....................................................................

a)

this one

b)

water that runs off of the surface into a body of water

c)

water on the surface on a body of water

13.

pollution is.....................................................................

a)

chemicals or other things that have poisonous effects on our enviorment

b)

chemicals or other things that have posotive on our enviorment

c)

chemicals that flow to our water in run off

14.
A ___________________ is the area of land that collects runoff and channels it into a main river.
a)
rill
b)
gully
c)
stream channel
d)
watershed
15.
Which of the following can pollute water?
a)
Moss
b)
Pesticides
c)
Seaweed
d)
Fish