Watersheds

Where are you most likely to find a watershed?

• In a lake

• At the top of a mountain

• at the bottom of a valley

• everywhere

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What definition best describes a watershed?

• An area where water infiltrates soil

• An area where aquatic plants live and thrive

• An area where snow melts and changes the liquid into water

• an area that collects precipitation and drains it to the lowest point

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Which of the following human activities is LEAST likely to impact a watershed?

• Flying in an airplane

• Cutting down trees

• Fertilizing towns

• Reading a book

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The boundaries of a watershed are determined by...

• elevation

• soil type

• the amount of water that flows

• the kind of organisms in the area

Which statement about water pollution is true?

• pollution affects only the surgace of the water

• pollution cannot be dissolved in water

• pollution impacts both surface water and groundwater

• pollution cannot travel through soil to groundwater

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What do we call an area that catches water that falls to the Earth's surface and drains it over land or underground

• watershed

• drain pipe

• funnel

• stomata

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As water flows it picks up...

• fertilizers, oils and pesticides

• sugar and spice and everything nice

• sunshine, sugar, and carbon dioxide

• oxygen and carbon dioxide

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Watersheds are the areas that drain all the water that falls on land and are vital to life because they support

• habitats

• ponds

• clouds

• rainbows

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Fertilizer can runoff land into water and cause some aquatic plants to

• grow out of control

• do nothing

• pack their bags and move away

• file a complaint with the EPA

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How can you help protect watersheds (select ALL correct answers!)

• clean up after your pet

• stop littering

• reduce amount of fertilizers and pesticides

• nothing

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