Watershed Basics
An area of land where all water drains to the same place.
What is a watershed?
Water that flows over land instead of soaking in.
What is runoff?
Pollution caused by trash, oil, or chemicals washing into water.
What is water pollution?
Plants and animals living in a watershed.
What is an ecosystem?
Rain, snow, or ice that falls from clouds.
What is precipitation?
Water that soaks into the ground.
What is infiltration?
Wetlands help watersheds by absorbing excess water
What is water
A large body of moving water.
What is a river?
Water stored underground in soil or rock.
What is groundwater?
The downhill movement of water due to gravity.
What is flow?
The process by which water changes from liquid to gas.
What is evaporation?