Review for Watersheds Test

Study all 3 StemScopes assessments and be sure you understand the answers to each question.Read the Reading Science section, answer the questionsand be sure you understand the answers to each question. Study the vocabulary. (15+ questions)

Review questions and answers from Journey to Gunk Junction.Also read and review the “Bonus Science Questions” packet that goes with Journey to Gunk Junction. (5+ questions)

Study 7.8C Cloze-ing in on science worksheet.

What is the difference between point source and non-point source pollution and give multiple examples of each. How can each be lessened or prevented?

What are the following and why are they important? What happens in each? Be able to label a diagram and explain the order water flows through them. (Draw one below)

groundwater, surface water, aquifer, Zone of Aeration(Infiltration), Zone of Saturation, Water Table, confined aquifer, unconfined aquifer, watershed

What is subsidence and how is it caused? (What is the relationship between subsidence, human activity, and an aquifer?)

In which major watershed is Houston located? What other watershed is important for Houston and why?

What is stormwater runoff and why should we be concerned about it?

How can human activities, such as building new housing or shopping areas affect local waterways? How can food chains be disrupted?

How are ground water and surface water related?

What are 3 ways water quality can be tested? (What do scientists look for?) – Water Quality monitoring tutorial on the Hamline University website.

What are impervious surfaces? How do they affect water quality, stream flow rate and ecosystem health?

How does increased turbidity disrupt the flow of energy in an ecosystem?

City council approves a plan to build a new shopping center that will cover 100 acres of land. As it is often a marshy area, the builders will build up the land before construction. What will likely happen to the stream that runs behind the property? Describe at least 4 things that are likely to happen and explain HOW they affect the environment. You can refer to the Impervious Surfaces section under Upper Trinity on the Hamline University website we’ve been using in class if you need help.

A new neighborhood will be built in the Texas Hill Country. It ia a master planned community that will include different types of residences, businesses and service areas, but will also include lakes, trails, forests and many aprks. How will groundwater be affected? What types of ecosystems/organisms could be damage by the changes in groundwater? (Hint: the Edwards Aquifer is located here)