Watersheds QUIZ

A watershed is:

• an area of water beneath the soil

• all of the soil and water

• a river basin where water flows into and travels down to the ocean

• runoff precipitation that gets polluted

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What is our biggest pollutant of water in Texas?

• Gasoline

• Oil

• Tires

• Dirt

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Our very own watershed is known as:

• San Jacinto

• Brazos

• Pecos

• San Jacinto-Brazos River Basin

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What natural region do we live in?

• Gulf Prairies and Marshes

• Post Oak Savannah

• South Texas Plains

• Trans-Pecos Mountains

What issue with water and land is affecting Surfside and other coastal communities in Texas?

• Horrible ice storms

• Erosion

• Drought and fish kills

• Too many vacationers

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What can you do to help prevent or curb erosion by water?

• Plant native grasses and trees

• Practice good farming

• Don't chop down trees or remove native grasses and shrubs

• All of these

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Dirt that breaks off and is carried in water is known as:

• Mud

• Mudslide

• Fun to play in

• Sedimentation

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Which of these is known as "point source pollution"?

• Houston pollution

• A huge feedlot of cattle

• A big neighborhood fertilizing their yards and spraying for bugs

• one person's busted sewer line

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What is the longest river in Texas (and makes up our watershed)?

• Rio Grande

• Red River

• Brazos

• Colorado

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What water quality issues does the Brazos Watershed face?

• Low oxygen levels in some places

• Livestock runoff

• chemical and fertilizer runoff

• all of these

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