Watershed Quiz

We live in the ______________ Watershed. Select the best answer for each question below.

• Delaware

• Ohio

• Susquehanna

• Potomac

Which state is NOT included in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed? Select the best answer for each question below.

• Virginia

• New York

• New Jersey

• West Virginia

What percentage of the earth’s waters are available to drink? Select the best answer for each question below.

• 2.5%

• 1.2%

• 2.0%

• 1.0%

Which of these is NOT true about water? Select the best answer for each question below.

• water expands as a solid

• water is a nonpolar molecule

• water has a neutral pH

• water has a high specific heat

The reason water striders can sit on the top of a body of water is due to which property? Select the best answer for each question below.

• Cohesion

• Evaporation

• Adhesion

• Inversion

Which process brings water into the ground? Select the best answer for each question below.

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

The following are all sources of nutrient pollution EXCEPT _________________.

• Agricultural Fertilizers

• Garbage

• Suburban Runoff

• Wastewater Treatment Plants

The area in which freshwater meets saltwater is called ______________________.

• an estuary

• a watershed

• a headwater

• a waterfall

In the picture above, what is represented by letter C?

• Infiltration

• Runoff

• Groundwater

• Transpiration

In the picture above, what is represented by letter B?

• Infiltration

• Runoff

• Groundwater

• Transpiration