Jeopardy Old Man River The Dam Category Well, Well, Well It’s D.O., not B.O.! Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy Water, Water Everywhere

$100 Old Man River What powers the water cycle?

$200 Old Man River What is the area of land that is drained by a river system?

$300 Old Man River While a youthful river is steep and fast flowing, a mature river a.has terraces.c.has poor drainage. b.has few waterfalls.d.has fewer tributaries.

$400 Old Man River What do river systems help do? a.Control pollution b.Form aquifers c.Drain watersheds d.Keep water tables high

$500 Old Man River While hiking through a river valley, you notice that the sides of the valley look like steps. What kind of river is flowing in the valley?

$100 The Dam Category What is the rock and soil deposited by streams called? a.Sediment b.Aquifer c.Sinkholes d.Stalagmites

$200 The Dam Category What is a feature that is formed when sediment is deposited on dry land?

$300 The Dam Category What method of flood control involves building a barrier that holds excess water in an artificial lake?

$400 The Dam Category If a stream has a high discharge rate, it a.becomes a river. b.cuts a wider, shallow channel. c.can carry larger particles. d.forms more tributaries.

$500 The Dam Category When does a sinkhole form? a.When there is too much runoff from a river b.When a floodplain is too small c.When the water table is lower than a cave d.When there is a lot of rain and snow in one year

$100 Well, Well, Well How is a well different from a spring? a.It forms above ground. b.It is made by humans. c.It is naturally occurring. d.It is difficult to find.

$200 Well, Well, Well What is defined as: the measure of whether water can flow through a rock?

$300 Well, Well, Well What is the upper boundary of the zone of saturation called?

$400 Well, Well, Well What does an aquifer allow to happen? a. increased porosity in hard materials b. rivers not to flood their banks c. the decrease of friction in impermeable rocks d. the flow and storage of ground water

$500 Well, Well, Well The water table is found at the boundary of what two zones?

$100 It’s DO, not BO What is a tank under the ground that cleans the wastewater from a household called? a.Ogallala aquifer c.drain field b.artesian spring d.septic tank

$200 It’s DO, not BO What do we call efforts by industries and homes to use less water?

$300 It’s DO, not BO Drip irrigation delivers water directly to the ____________?

$400 It’s DO, not BO What can animal wastes and fertilizers make? a.deltas c.dissolved calcium b.nitrates d.sediment

$500 It’s DO, not BO What kind of river has a wide, flat flood plain and many bends where it deposits rock and soil? a.an old river b.a rejuvenated river c.a youthful river d.a mature river

$100 Water, Water Everywhere What method of flood control involves building up the banks of a river to keep the river within its channel?

$200 Water, Water Everywhere If a sewer pipe is leaking from an apartment building and a factory is dumping waste into the same river, what kind of pollution is it?

$300 Water, Water Everywhere What are the buried pipes that distribute cleaned water into the ground? a.Ogallala aquiferc.septic tank b.artesian springd.drain field

$400 Water, Water Everywhere What is defined as: a water’s ability to neutralize acid? a.Nitrates b.Alkalinity c.Dissolved oxygen d.pH

$500 Water, Water Everywhere What are pebbles and boulders carried in a stream called?

Final Jeopardy While standing in a stream fishing, a fisherman notices that the water is clear and moving slowly. The stream is carrying a ____________________ load.

Final Jeopardy Answer 1st DISSOLVED

Answers OLD MAN Sun’s energy Watershed B C Rejuvenated THE DAM CATEGORY A Alluvial fan Dam C IT’S DO D Conservation Roots of crops B A WELL WELL WELL B Permeability Water table D Saturation & Aeration WATER, WATER Levee Nonpoint-source D B Bed load