Catastrophic
Events
WED
Watersheds
Human
Impact
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Topic 1 – 10 Points
QUESTION:
• Warm ocean water causes me to form
ANSWER:
•Hurricane
Topic 1 – 20 Points
QUESTION:
•I change the salinity of brackish waters in an Estuary
ANSWER:
•Hurricane
Topic 1 – 30 Points
QUESTION:
•I caused the animals in the movie Lion King to migrate in
search of food and water.
ANSWER:
•Drought
Topic 1 – 40 Points
QUESTION:
•When humans cut down trees on steep slopes my rain can
loosen the soil and cause mudslides
ANSWER:
•Hurricane
Topic 1 – 50 Points
QUESTION:
•I can block the sun, lowering temperatures and decrease the
rate of photosynthesis
ANSWER:
•Volcanic Eruption
Topic 2 – 10 Points
QUESTION:
•I am the process of exfoliation that occurs on Enchanted
Rock
ANSWER:
•Mechanical Weathering
Topic 2 – 20 Points
QUESTION:
•I am the process of carbonic acid dissolving limestone in
Texas caves
ANSWER:
•Chemical weathering
Topic 2 – 30 Points
QUESTION:
•We are the processes that carved out the steep walls and deep
caves in Palo Duro Canyon
ANSWER:
•Weathering and Erosion
by a river
Topic 2 – 40 Points
QUESTION:
•The root system of Mangrove trees prevent me from
happening
ANSWER:
•Erosion
Topic 2 – 50 Points
QUESTION:
•I am the region of Texas with less
vegetation and can be impacted by
winds
ANSWER:
Big Bend Country
Topic 3 – 10 Points
QUESTION:
•I am the entire drainage basin that collects water above
ground and below ground
ANSWER:
•Watershed
Topic 3 – 20 Points
QUESTION:
•Long periods of rainfall can fill me up so people in Texas can
pump water from me
ANSWER:
•Aquifer
Topic 3 – 30 Points
QUESTION:
•During heavy rains I carry pollution from city and farming
areas into lakes affecting the water quality and decreasing fish
ANSWER:
•Runoff
Topic 3 – 40 Points
QUESTION:
•When farmers/people spread large amounts of fertilizer
before heavy rains they are harming me
ANSWER:
•Watershed
Topic 3 – 50 Points
QUESTION:
•I was the oil, vinegar and liquid soap that you used when you
modeled me in a lab activity
ANSWER:
•Pollution
Topic 4 – 10 Points
QUESTION:
•Humans should dispose of oil properly in order to not pollute
our_____________?
ANSWER:
•Groundwater
Topic 4 – 20 Points
QUESTION:
•I am the pollution source, for example, a person burning tires
ANSWER:
•Point Source
Topic 4 – 30 Points
QUESTION:
•I am the pollution source, for example, from Acid Rain
ANSWER:
•Non-Point Source
Topic 4 – 40 Points
QUESTION:
•I am the pollution source, for example, from a factory and
it’s runoff
ANSWER:
•Point Source
Topic 4 – 50 Points
QUESTION:
•I am the pollution source, for example, a collection of
pesticides, fertilizers, chemicals, oil and debris that flows thru
a watershed into streams, creeks and rivers
ANSWER:
•Non-Point Source
Topic 5 – 10 Points
QUESTION:
•I am the process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces and
sediment
ANSWER:
•Weathering
Topic 5 – 20 Points
QUESTION:
•I am the process of transporting rocks and sediment
ANSWER:
•Erosion
Topic 5 – 30 Points
QUESTION:
•I am the process of dumping rocks and sediment
ANSWER:
•Deposition
Topic 5 – 40 Points
QUESTION:
• We are the two processes that can change a straight river
into a curved river
ANSWER:
•Erosion and Deposition
Topic 5 – 50 Points
QUESTION:
•We are essential to all life on Earth, I stand on the surface as
my friend seeps thru
ANSWER:
•Surface water and Ground water