6th Grade Science Review!

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Which is NOT a cause of water pollution? Options: soil erosion, trees growing, animal waste, oil and fertilizer runoff

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trees growing

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How is wind caused?

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When air moves from areas of high to low pressure

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The high ground between two watersheds is called what?

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divide

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Name of the watershed labeled #2 in the image?

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Mississippi River Watershed

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Oxygen, Water, Sunlight, and Water Temperature are all examples of...

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abiotic factors

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What is the image showing an example of? Options: a waterslide, point source pollution, non point source pollution

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point source pollution

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Which of the following would NOT harm water quality? too many chemicals applied to lawns, soil washed off the land due to clearing forests for development, trash that is dropped into a storm drain, building silt fences around construction sites to contain excess sediment

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building silt fences around construction sites to contain excess sediment

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Which is not a factor we use to measure water quality? Options: turbidity, humidity, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH

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humidity

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Which is NOT a benefit of wetlands? Options: mosquito control, flood control, habitat for many plant and animal species, natural water filtering

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mosquito control

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Which state is not a part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed according to this image? Options: Virginia, Delaware, Ohio, Pennsylvania

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Ohio