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Aquatic Science Lesson 1 - 3 + Quiz 1 Unit 9
Questions and Answers and Graded
Lesson 1
Correct Answer
Introduction To Watersheds
v - confluence
Correct Answer
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the place where two or more streams or rivers begin to
flow together
v - headwaters
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the beginning of a river
v - mouth
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the place where a stream or river meets an ocean
v - watershed
Correct Answer
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a region of land where all the water is drained into the
same water body
What does the term headwaters mean?
Correct Answer
the beginning of a river
What does the term mouth mean?
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Correct Answer
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the place where two or more streams or rivers begin to
flow together
What does the term confluence mean?
Correct Answer
the place where a stream or river meets an ocean
What is a watershed?
Correct Answer
a region of land where all the water is drained into the
same water body
What could describe a watershed?
Correct Answer
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- 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
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Another word for watershed is ____.
Exampromax - Stuvia US
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drainage basin
The shape and contours of watersheds are determined by ____________.
Correct Answer
topography
What could happen to water in a watershed?
Correct Answer
- Some water infiltrates through the ground to be stored.
- Some water gets lost to evaporation from the sun, and
some gets used by humans for drinking and agricultural
purposes.
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Aquatic Science Lesson 1 - 3 + Quiz 1 Unit 9
Questions and Answers and Graded
Lesson 1
Correct Answer
Introduction To Watersheds
v - confluence
Correct Answer
© 2025 Assignment Expert
Exampromax - Stuvia US
the place where two or more streams or rivers begin to
flow together
v - headwaters
Correct Answer
the beginning of a river
v - mouth
Correct Answer
the place where a stream or river meets an ocean
v - watershed
Correct Answer
, Exampromax - Stuvia US 2025/2026
2
a region of land where all the water is drained into the
same water body
What does the term headwaters mean?
Correct Answer
the beginning of a river
What does the term mouth mean?
© 2025 Assignment Expert
Correct Answer
Exampromax - Stuvia US
the place where two or more streams or rivers begin to
flow together
What does the term confluence mean?
Correct Answer
the place where a stream or river meets an ocean
What is a watershed?
Correct Answer
a region of land where all the water is drained into the
same water body
What could describe a watershed?
Correct Answer
, Exampromax - Stuvia US 2025/2026
3
- 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
© 2025 Assignment Expert
Another word for watershed is ____.
Exampromax - Stuvia US
Correct Answer
drainage basin
The shape and contours of watersheds are determined by ____________.
Correct Answer
topography
What could happen to water in a watershed?
Correct Answer
- Some water infiltrates through the ground to be stored.
- Some water gets lost to evaporation from the sun, and
some gets used by humans for drinking and agricultural
purposes.
