Test your watershed word power!

Do you know this month's Watershed Words?

Does Erosion mean…

1. The downward spiral of a tornado


2. The wearing down and washing away of soil by water, wind, or ice


3. Chemical name for the changing of color in the leaves

What are Macroinvertebrates…

1. A community organization that hold events for area schools.


2. The power unit for microwave ovens


3. Small animals such as insects and crayfish that live in streams and are large enough to be seen by the naked eye.

Is Runoff…

1. Precipitation that flows over the land to streams, rivers and lakes


2. A tie breaker at a track meet


3. What the dog does when she hears the word "bath"

Does Sediment mean…

1. Emotional feelings


2. Bits of soil and rock removed by erosion sometimes found in streams


3. Breaking away of icebergs from glaciers in Alaska

Is a Tributary…

1. A narrow hallway in an attic


2. A song intended to remember national parks


3. A stream that contributes its water to another stream or body of water

Answers: b, c, a, b, c