Watersheds
Another word for drainage basin is ----
watershed
TRUE/FALSE: An estuary provides a habitat for few living things.
False
Unknown sources of pollution that cannot be identified, like acid rain are called ___source pollution.
Non-point
_______ tests how acidic or basic the water is.
pH
The wetland ecosystem that has very acidic water and plants know as peat moss is called a -
Bog
The Roanoke and Chowan River belong to the _____ Watershed.
North Carolina Sounds
An area of land that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year is called a -
wetland
_______ decrease the amount of pollution that enters a watershed.
Plants/Riparian Buffers
A ______ test measures the dissolved oxygen in the water.
D.O.
Wetlands that are influenced by the tides and FOUND ALONG THE SHORE of oceans, bays, and rivers are called _______ wetlands.
coastal
Fertilizers and sewage _____ the water supply.
pollute
TRUE/FALSE: Wetlands help remove pollutants from the water and absorb runoff.
True
When heated water is released from factories or power plants, it is known as _______ pollution.
Thermal
Turbid water and algae _______ the sun.
block
A ___________ test measures the salt content in water.
salinity
A ridge of that SEPARATES a watershed is known as a -----
divide
The largest estuary in the US is called the ________.
Chesapeake Bay
The ________ (gevernment agency) regulates pollution dumping.
EPA
A ______ is used to measure turbidiity levels.
secchi disc
Another word for plants is called a _______ buffer
Riparian
____________ causes algae to grow from the excess nutrients it provides.
Fertilizers
An enclosed body of water where freshwater mixes with salty ocean water is called a _____
estuary.
_______ moving water picks up more sediment, trash, and nutrients as it runs over land?
Fast
Surface water is made up of rivers, reservoirs, and _________.
lakes
Specific sources of pollution that can be identified, like discharge from a pipe at a sewage treatment plant or an oil tanker spill in the Gulf of Mexico, are called ___ source pollution.
Point Source