Watersheds

Areas of higher elevation that separate watersheds are called...

• tributaries

• drainage divide

• canyons

• mountains

A ____________ is the area of land that collects runoff and channels it into a main body of water such as a river or lake.

• tributary

• watershed

• aquifer

• mountain

Watersheds can consist of smaller subwatersheds.

• true

• false

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Water that flows along Earth's surface to eventually return to the ocean is called...

• runoff

• infiltration

• tributary

• groundwater

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An area of land that drains to a particular river, lake, bay, or other body of water.

• Tributary

• Wetland

• Divide

• Watershed

What is a tributary?

• a small stream that flows into a larger stream

• all the lakes in an area

• a map of the hills and valleys in the area

• a measurement of the amount of salt in water

Water stored in cracks and pores below the Earth's surface is called...

• groundwater

• runoff

• precipitation

• surface water

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Which one is an example of Non-point source pollution?

• Littering

• Using pesticide

• Using fertilizer

• All the above

Which is an example of point source pollution?

• Littering

• Factory discharge going into the river

• Using pesticide

• Using fertilizer

All water eventually empties into...

• an ocean

• a river

• the ground

• a lake

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