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Watersheds

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The headwaters of a river are __________.

a)

deep and wide

b)

narrow and swift

c)

covered in algae

d)

mixed with saltwater

2.

The longest watershed in Texas is the Mississippi.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

If a homeowner dumps paint into the yard, the paint will ________________________.

a)

stay on the surface and cause no problems

b)

sink into the ground a cause no problems

c)

contaminate groundwater and surface water

d)

contaminate the air when it evaporates

4.

The amount of water that becomes runoff is affected by ______________.

a)

the slope of the land

b)

how much vegetation is growing

c)

the amount of precipitation that falls

d)

all of these

5.

What type of landform causes a divide?

a)

plateau

b)

mountains

c)

plains

d)

coastlines

6.

The functions of a wetland include ______________.

a)

habitat for corals and sponges

b)

habitat for migratory birds

c)

hydroelectric power plants

d)

increasing erosion

7.

A layer of permeable rock that allows water to flow freely is a ___________.

a)

wetland

b)

cave

c)

spring

d)

aquifer

8.

A depression in the land that holds water is a ______.

a)

river

b)

sinkhole

c)

lake

d)

delta

9.

The upper surface of the zone of saturation in groundwater is the ____________.

a)

water table

b)

well

c)

spring

d)

headwaters

10.

When groundwater reaches the surface a _________ may be visible.

a)

well

b)

spring

c)

aquifer

d)

delta

11.

A depression that forms when the roof of cave collapses is a ______________.

a)

lake

b)

divot

c)

river

d)

sinkhole

12.

Ground that allows rock to absorb water in the spaces between minerals is said to be ____________________.

a)

plastic

b)

spongy

c)

soggy

d)

permeable

13.

An area of land that is saturated with water for most or all of the year is a _______________.

a)

seep

b)

wetland

c)

cattail

d)

watershed

14.

Which of the following lakes is not in the Trinity watershed?

a)

Lake Ray Hubbard

b)

Lake Grapevine

c)

Lake Tahoe

d)

Lake Tawakoni

15.

Which of the following would not cause groundwater contamination?

a)

mulch

b)

oil spill

c)

pesticides

d)

batteries

16.

The sunlight that shines on glaciers and ice sheets is _________________________.

a)

absorbed into the surface

b)

reflected into space

c)

making the Earth warmer

d)

hotter than the surrounding oceans

17.

Alpine glaciers form only ________________.

a)

at polar regions

b)

on sea ice

c)

in mountain regions

d)

at the equator

18.

As the continental glaciers and ice sheets melt, global temperatures will ___________________.

a)

continue to decrease

b)

continue to rise

c)

become stable

d)

change the sun

19.

The best place for port cities is in the _______________ of a river.

a)

headwaters

b)

downstream

c)

floodplain

d)

mouth/delta

20.

A great form of recreation in the headwaters of a river is ______________.

a)

fishing

b)

swimming

c)

white water rafting

d)

paddle boating

21.

A great use of a floodplain is _____________.

a)

building expensive housing

b)

farm land

c)

electrical power plants

d)

manufacturing plants

22.

Dallas sits in the ________________ section of the Trinity watershed.

a)

headwaters

b)

downriver

c)

floodplain

d)

mouth/delta

23.

Water conservation is _________________.

a)

not important in Texas because it rains a lot

b)

only important in poor countries

c)

easy to do because we can just take water from another place

d)

an important concern for all countries and communities

24.

Surface water can be contaminated by which of the following?

a)

groundwater

b)

runoff

c)

sewage

d)

all of the above

25.

Trash from Dallas will never end up in the ocean so we don't care if we litter.

a)

True

b)

False