Question 1

What is a watershed?

Accepted Answer

An area of land over and through which water runs to a particular body of water.

Answer

The Chesapeake Bay

Answer

A shed in which water is stored for a community.

Answer

A large lake

Question 2

What is a divide?

Accepted Answer

High area that separates watersheds.

Answer

A math operation.

Answer

An area that separates water from land.

Question 3

Abiotic factors

Accepted Answer

The non-living factors that influence an environment

Answer

The living factors that influence an environment

Question 4

Biotic Factors

Accepted Answer

The living factors that influence an environment.

Answer

The non-living factors that influence an environment.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a chemical measurement?

Accepted Answer

Flow Rate

Answer

Nitrates

Answer

pH

Answer

Dissolved Oxygen

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a physical measurement?

Accepted Answer

Phosphates

Answer

Depth

Answer

Turbidity

Answer

Temperature

Question 7

What does turbidity mean?

Accepted Answer

The murkiness of water caused by suspended particles.

Answer

How warm the water is.

Answer

How fast the water is flowing.

Question 8

What does pH measure?

Accepted Answer

How acidic or alkaline the water is.

Answer

How pHat the water is.

Answer

Whether the water is safe to drink or not.

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