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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe water that fills lakes and riversgroundwatersurface waterwater tablesaturated zone
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a watershed?Land that collects and channels water froma small body of water to a larger body of waterthe shape of the land determined by elevationA natural stream of water of considerable volumea river and all its tributaries
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAn area of permeable layer of rock or soil that holds a large amount of water in the saturated zone is called what?AquiferSpringWellReservoir
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWater stored in cracks and pores below the Earth's surface is called:GroundwaterBogsWater in the groundsurface water
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA divide iswell in which water rises because of pressureForms the boundaries of a watershedtype of hot spring from which the water periodically eruptsplace where groundwater bubbles or flows out of cracks in the rock
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the top of the water-filled spaces (saturated zone) in the ground called?GroundwaterReservoirWater TableWell
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWater from precipitation soaks down through permeable rock and soil layers. These layers contain air as well as water, so they are NOT filled, with water. This top layer is theunsaturated zonesaturated zone
- 8. Multiple ChoiceSand is ___________, meaning that water can pass through easily.PermeableImpermeableSolidSoft
- 9. Multiple ChoicePollution has ___________a negative human impactpositive human impacthumans have no impact
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWater from precipitation soaks down through permeable rock and soil layers. These layers contain water. This bottom layer is theunsaturated zonesaturated zonein the zone, auto zone
- 11. Multiple Choice
The boundary around a watershed is called the
watershed.
divide.
sub-watershed.
transpiration.
- 12. Multiple Choice
All water eventually empties into
an ocean
a river
the ground
a lake
- 13. Multiple Choice
Water that flows along Earth's surface to eventually return to the ocean is called ___.
Runoff
Storm drain
Surface water
Tributary
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhy is gravity a factor in watersheds?it causes the water to flow away from a watershedit causes the water to flow down towards a watershed
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is a body of water that combines freshwater from rivers and lakes with saltwater from the ocean?
Estuary
Floodplain
Wetland
Tributary
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is a channel of water that flows into a larger one?
Estuary
Floodplain
Wetland
Tributary
- 17. Multiple ChoiceAn area of permeable layer of rock or soil that holds a large amount of water in the saturated zone is called what?AquiferSpringWellReservoir
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWater stored in cracks and pores below the Earth's surface is called:GroundwaterBogsWater in the groundsurface water
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