barrager/schmied/reid©2000		Name:____________________
	WATER	Period:_____________
		Student #:___________

Read each question carefully. The category in brackets ( ) will assist you in determining the answers.

All answers and proper figures should be done CQC (Complete, Quality, Correct) on your own paper.

Write complete sentences and incorporate the question in your answer.

1. (Ecosystems-->Watershed) Describe what a watershed is. (5 pts)

 

2. (Ecosystems-->Watershed--> The Water Cycle) The hydrological cycle is a continuously going global circuit of water movement from the atmosphere to the Earth to the atmosphere. Describe each phase of the water cycle. (10pts)

a. evaporation

b. precipitation

c. transpiration

d. condensation

e. infiltration

f. percolation

 

3. (Ecosystems--> Watershed--> The Water Cycle-->Detail) What are the two main sources of water storage? (5 pts)

 

4. (Ecosystems--->Watershed-->Watershed Protection) What does water carry from farms and cities that pollutes Puget Sound? (5 pts)

 

5. (Ecosystems-->Watershed-->Watershed Protection-->Detail) Describe the two different sources of pollution. (5 pts)

a. point source pollution

b. nonpoint source pollution

 

6. (Ecosystems--> Watershed--> Watershed Protection--> Details) Look at the picture in the Detail section of the Watershed category. List three ways that the watershed is being protected and explain why you think that these ways help. (10 pts)

 

7. (Ecosystems--> Watershed--> Our Drinking Water--> Detail) What three substances are added to our drinking water and what do they do? (5 pts)

 

8. (Ecosystems--> Watershed--> Our Drinking Water-->Detail) Per day average for each house in the summer in the Puget Sound area: (10 pts)

a. How many gallons of water are used outside?

b. What percent of water is used indoors?

c. What are the two biggest areas of indoor water use?

 

9. (Ecosystems--> Wetlands--> What is a Wetland [upper left hand corner]) Describe the three characteristics of a wetland. (5 pts)

 

10. (Ecosystems--> Wetlands--> Wetland Inhabitants [lower left hand corner]) Describe each of the following wetlands: (10 pts)

a. bog

b. swamp

c. marsh

d. salt marsh

 

11. (Ecosystems--> Wetlands--> Wetland Inhabitants [lower left hand corner]) Wetlands are one of the richest wildlife habitats in the world. Which one of the four types of wetland do you think supports the richest wildlife habitat and why do you think so? (5 pts)

 

12. (Ecosystems--> Wetlands--> Wetland Values [upper right hand corner]) What are the eight main reasons that wetlands are important? (10 pts)

 

13. (Ecosystems--> Wetlands--> Wetland Values--> Wildlife Habitat) What four ways do wetlands support wildlife habitat for fish, amphibians, birds, and mammals? (5 pts)

 

Extra Credit

1. (Ecosystems--> Watershed--> Puget Sound Watershed--> Detail) What watershed is Bothell, WA located in? (5pts)

 

2. (Ecosystems--> Wetlands--> What is a Wetland--> Wetland Walks) Which of these walks or parks have you been to and what did you like about it? OR If you haven't been to any of these walks or parks, which one would you like to go to and why? (5 pts)