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WATERSHEDS – FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
1. What is the scientific method?
A step by step process used to solve a problem
2. What is another word for prediction?
Hypothesis
3. What does the prefix “kilo” mean?
1,000
4. What is EVAPORATION?
When a liquid becomes a gas
5. Which process is the opposite of evaporation?
Condensation
6. What is the source of energy for the water cycle?
Sun
7. What is a WATERSHED?
An area of land whose water runs into the same body of water
8. Water that flows over the ground instead of evaporating or soaking into the ground is
called:
Run-off
9. The small streams and creeks that join together to add water to a larger river are called
the:
Tributaries
10. What major body of water does the runoff from the Piedmont Watershed run into?
Delaware River
11. Which would have the fastest rate of flow (highest porosity)?
Gravel
12. Students take a plastic bag and put it around a plant. After 24 hours the students notice
water accumulating in the bag. What process is responsible for the water?
Transpiration
USE THE MAP BELOW TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:
13. Town A’s dump is located along the Oak River. Which of the following would be affected
by runoff from the dump?
Seaview Beach
14. Draw and label a diagram of the water cycle.
A) Be sure to use arrows to show the movement of water.
B) Include the following terms in the diagram: condensation, evaporation,
precipitation, run-off, and transpiration.
C) Label the source of energy that powers the water cycle.