Local Rivers
The _______ River is our main source of drinking water
Peace
The type of water in a pond
Freshwater
We are in the ___________ watershed
Peace River
Types of pollution in waters
Chemicals, garbage, oil, nutrients, etc.
A part of the ocean as deep as Mount Everest is tall
Mariana's Trench
The Peace River flows into the ____ ___ ______
Gulf of Mexico
_______ make holes in the bottoms of ponds, which allow fish to survive in during times of drought
Alligators
Where water falls into as it moves down a watershed
River, ponds, lakes, creeks, bays, ...
Allows small insects and spiders to walk on the surface of water
Surface Tension
The type of water in the ocean
Salt water
The Peace River was originally called -
Rio de la Paz, River of Long Peas
Some pond life can only be seen with a __________
Microscope
Water enters a watershed from ______
Rain, the sky, precipitation
Wax paper and Duck feathers are ____________ allowing water to roll off
Hydrophobic
2 Oceans in the World's Ocean
Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Southern, Indian
Name one of the other 2 rivers in Southwest Florida
Myakka, Caloosahatchee
A baby frog that lives in a pond is called a ________
Tadpole
A watershed is....
An area of land where water flows over and drains into a body of water
An example of a substance that does not like to bond with water
Oil
What 2 bodies of water surround Florida
Gulf of Mexico & Atlantic Ocean
Indians and early settlers used rivers for __________.
Travel, transporting goods, etc.
Many insect ________ grow up in ponds
Larvae
Name an animal that lives in our local watershed
free response
How can we protect water from pollution?
Free Response
An invasive creature that lives in Florida's Saltwaters
Lionfish