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What defines watersheds?
What defines watersheds?
- Drainage basins
- Boundaries called drainage divides (correct)
- Integrated watershed management
- Micro-watersheds
Where are drainage divides drawn in watersheds?
Where are drainage divides drawn in watersheds?
- At the boundaries
- Lowest points
- Around wetlands
- Highest ridgelines (correct)
What is a characteristic of larger drainage basins?
What is a characteristic of larger drainage basins?
- Nesting of micro-watersheds (correct)
- Only wetlands within them
- No smaller sub-basins
- No micro-watersheds
How does non-point source pollution affect water quality in watersheds?
How does non-point source pollution affect water quality in watersheds?
What benefits can integrated watershed management provide?
What benefits can integrated watershed management provide?
What zone of the ocean has ecosystems collecting around hydrothermal vents?
What zone of the ocean has ecosystems collecting around hydrothermal vents?
Where do plants and algae predominantly grow in the ocean?
Where do plants and algae predominantly grow in the ocean?
Why is it essential to take a holistic approach in watershed management?
Why is it essential to take a holistic approach in watershed management?
What is salinity in relation to ocean water?
What is salinity in relation to ocean water?
Which ocean is home to the Marianas Trench?
Which ocean is home to the Marianas Trench?
What drives thermohaline circulation that affects global climate?
What drives thermohaline circulation that affects global climate?
In which hemisphere do gyres rotate clockwise due to the Coriolis effect?
In which hemisphere do gyres rotate clockwise due to the Coriolis effect?
What is the primary factor influencing deepwater currents?
What is the primary factor influencing deepwater currents?
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
Where does most human flight activity occur in the atmosphere?
Where does most human flight activity occur in the atmosphere?
What is the role of the thermosphere in relation to space?
What is the role of the thermosphere in relation to space?
What percentage of Earth's atmosphere is made up of nitrogen gas?
What percentage of Earth's atmosphere is made up of nitrogen gas?
Which gas acts as Earth's sunscreen by blocking harmful ultraviolet light?
Which gas acts as Earth's sunscreen by blocking harmful ultraviolet light?
What do greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide do in Earth's atmosphere?
What do greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide do in Earth's atmosphere?
What is the main driving force behind convection cells in the atmosphere?
What is the main driving force behind convection cells in the atmosphere?
How are air pressure, temperature, and density related to one another?
How are air pressure, temperature, and density related to one another?
What causes clouds to form in the atmosphere?
What causes clouds to form in the atmosphere?
What happens to air as it rises up the windward side of a mountain?
What happens to air as it rises up the windward side of a mountain?
What defines a watershed?
What defines a watershed?
Why are watersheds important according to the text?
Why are watersheds important according to the text?
What is the primary function of integrated watershed management?
What is the primary function of integrated watershed management?
In what way can non-point source pollution impact watersheds?
In what way can non-point source pollution impact watersheds?
What distinguishes the twilight zone in the ocean from the other zones?
What distinguishes the twilight zone in the ocean from the other zones?
Which zone of the ocean supports plant and algae growth?
Which zone of the ocean supports plant and algae growth?
What is the role of drainage basins in watersheds?
What is the role of drainage basins in watersheds?
How does a watershed differ from a drainage basin?
How does a watershed differ from a drainage basin?
What primarily influences deepwater currents in the ocean?
What primarily influences deepwater currents in the ocean?
Which ocean is the smallest and shallowest according to the text?
Which ocean is the smallest and shallowest according to the text?
In which layer of the atmosphere does the International Space Station orbit?
In which layer of the atmosphere does the International Space Station orbit?
What is the primary factor that drives thermohaline circulation impacting global climate?
What is the primary factor that drives thermohaline circulation impacting global climate?
Which ocean is described as relatively shallow and located between the Americas, Europe, and Africa?
Which ocean is described as relatively shallow and located between the Americas, Europe, and Africa?
What causes gyres in the ocean to rotate clockwise in the northern hemisphere according to the text?
What causes gyres in the ocean to rotate clockwise in the northern hemisphere according to the text?
Where is the least explored place on Earth located according to the text?
Where is the least explored place on Earth located according to the text?
What forms one global ocean despite there being five separate oceans?
What forms one global ocean despite there being five separate oceans?
What is the main function of ozone in the stratosphere?
What is the main function of ozone in the stratosphere?
How do greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide affect Earth's atmosphere?
How do greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide affect Earth's atmosphere?
What is the primary factor influencing the formation of clouds in the atmosphere?
What is the primary factor influencing the formation of clouds in the atmosphere?
How does air pressure affect temperature in the atmosphere?
How does air pressure affect temperature in the atmosphere?
Which atmospheric phenomenon is responsible for producing wind, clouds, rain, and thunderstorms?
Which atmospheric phenomenon is responsible for producing wind, clouds, rain, and thunderstorms?
What happens when air rises up the windward side of a mountain?
What happens when air rises up the windward side of a mountain?
Which variable is responsible for creating differences in air pressure and generating wind?
Which variable is responsible for creating differences in air pressure and generating wind?
What characterizes the movement within a fluid that occurs when hotter material rises and colder material sinks?
What characterizes the movement within a fluid that occurs when hotter material rises and colder material sinks?
How do air parcel temperature changes occur without adding or removing external heat?
How do air parcel temperature changes occur without adding or removing external heat?
