Watershed Wonders
Explore the fascinating world of watersheds with this comprehensive worksheet for 7th-grade science students. Learn about their components, importance, and how human activities impact them.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.
What is a Watershed?
A watershed is an area of land that drains all the streams and rainfall to a common outlet such as a river, bay, or any other body of water. Watersheds are important because the water quality of a river or lake is directly affected by the activities that occur on the land in its watershed.
1. What is the primary characteristic of a watershed?
An area of flat land near an ocean
Land that drains all water to a common outlet
A mountain range that separates rivers
An underground water reservoir
2. Which of the following is NOT typically found within a watershed?
Rivers and streams
Lakes and ponds
Groundwater
Active volcanoes
3. The boundary that separates one watershed from another is called a .
4. All the water that flows over or under the ground within a watershed eventually drains into a .
5. Human activities within a watershed have no impact on the quality of its water.
True
False
6. Every drop of rain that falls on land is part of some watershed.
True
False
7. Explain why protecting watersheds is important for both humans and wildlife.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
8. Water flowing over land surfaces, often carrying sediments and contaminants, is called .
9. A watershed is essentially a natural basin.