Watershed Review

Which human activity would result in the formation of large dead zones in the ocean?

• Fertilizers from the local golf course are washed into the ocean.

• Trees and shrubs are destroyed while creating the golf course.

• Air is polluted by all the golf carts.

• The addition of sand to the traps decreases the amount of nutrients in the soil.

Which of the following is a TRUE statement about street runoff?

• Runoff is caused by increasing water levels after swimming in ponds.

• Runoff causes cars to be swept into ponds.

• Runoff may carry chemicals harmful to humans.

• Cities may use safety nets in ponds to catch street runoff.

The health of an ecosystem is directly related to the:

• Air quality
• Amount of animals in the area
• Water quality
• Amount of food in the area

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What is a watershed?

• Water in an area
• Water that flows into a river or stream
• Land that water flows over and through
• Water that is salty

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The build up of nutrients in a lake is a process called ________________.

• eutrophication
• volcanic eruption
• algae buildup
• pond death

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Pollutants from a highway enter a stream or creek and travel to a river. River water tested with the pollutant found is called  

• point source pollution
  Available space for crops
• nonpoint source pollution.
• eutrophic pollution
• riparian pollution

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What is all the water that runs off the surface of the land and washes into rivers, streams, and other waterways called?

• Runoff
• Storm Drain
• Surface Water
• Tributary

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When fertilizers enter surface water, they cause problems in 
the watershed by -

• increasing the amount of nutrients available to fish in lakes and streams.
• 
  clogging narrow streams and preventing water from flowing properly.
• raising the water level in nearby rivers to levels leading to flooding.
• causing rapid algal growth that decrease oxygen levels and choke aquatic life.

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