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Aquatic Science Lesson 1 - 3 + Quiz 1 Unit 9
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Lesson 1
Ans: Introduction To Watersheds
v - confluence
Ans: the place where two or more streams or rivers begin to flow together
v - headwaters
Ans: the beginning of a river
v - mouth
Ans: the place where a stream or river meets an ocean
v - watershed
Ans: a region of land where all the water is drained into the same water
body
What does the term headwaters mean?
Ans: the beginning of a river
What does the term mouth mean?
Ans: the place where two or more streams or rivers begin to flow together
, What does the term confluence mean?
Ans: the place where a stream or river meets an ocean
What is a watershed?
Ans: a region of land where all the water is drained into the same water
body
What could describe a watershed?
Ans: - how water flows through the land
- how water collects in lakes and streams
- how water seeps into groundwater
- how water collects in collects into larger rivers, eventually meeting the
oceans
Another word for watershed is ____.
Ans: drainage basin
The shape and contours of watersheds are determined by
____________.
Ans: topography
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