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WorksheetsSurface/Running Water
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of these would come next in the water cycle?
How much of the Earth's water is fresh and usable?
97%
all of it
less than 1%
more than 3%
Factors that affect runoff are
amount of rain
rate of rain
the phase of the moon
vegetation
All rivers flow...
down hill
south except a few
south in the Northern Hemisphere
north in the Southern Hemisphere
When a stream has more energy it can
make meanders and deltas
move larger sediments
deposit smaller sediments like clay
do 500 push ups
Meanders are ____ on a river that is in its mature transportation stage.
triangular deposition features
curves
straight raceways
never
All the land that drains into a particular waterway is...
an aquifer
a watershed
evapotranspiration
a reservoir
Point source pollution may come from...
many different places
scattered farms
an industry
deforestation
A major non point source pollution from Page County is
animal waste in the streams
mercury
Stanley's sewage treatment plant
The schools' sewage treatment plant
Too much fertilizer, nitrogen and other pollutants from tributary rivers can create
hypoxia dead zones in the Chesapeake bay
a lack of non-consumable water
increased evaporation
decreased evaporation
Ways to help control non point source pollution include
Apply pesticides or fertilizer when no heavy rain is forecast
Compost organic waste
Do not allow animal/pet waste to enter the waterway
Dispose of all waste properly
