Vocabulary Catastrophic Events Catastrophic Events WED Watersheds Human Impact

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