Rain falls on a schoolyard hill, flows into a ditch, then enters Pine Creek. What do we call all the land that drains into Pine Creek?

A farm field drains into a small stream that joins a lake. What land is part of the lake's watershed?

Rain on three streets runs into storm drains that empty into River Bend. What is River Bend's watershed?

A campsite sits beside a creek that flows into a bay. Rain from the campsite reaches the bay. What larger watershed includes the campsite?

A park meadow slopes toward Blue Lake, and puddles there drain into the lake after storms. What is true about the meadow?

A map shows a river and the nearby land where small streams flow into it. What is the river's watershed?

A soccer field, parking lot, and garden all drain to the same creek. What do these places share?

A hillside neighborhood drains to Elm River during rainstorms. What belongs in Elm River's watershed?

Water from a forest trail runs into a stream, and the stream flows into a reservoir. Which watershed is the trail part of?

A town is built on land that drains to Clear Bay. What is the best description of the town's connection to Clear Bay?

Rain lands on a school roof and flows through a gutter to a stream. What watershed includes the roof?

A valley has many yards, roads, and fields that all drain into Willow Creek. What is Willow Creek's watershed?

A farmer spreads too much fertilizer on a field uphill from a creek. Rain washes some into the creek. What may reach places downstream?

Oil leaks from cars on a parking lot that drains to a storm drain and stream. What can happen after heavy rain?

A bare construction site sits beside an upstream ditch. After a storm, the water downstream looks muddy. What most likely reached it?

A plastic bag drops into a creek above a town park. The creek flows past the park. What can happen to the bag?

Leaves and yard waste are dumped near an upstream storm drain. A rainstorm begins. What could reach the creek downstream?

A stream flows from a campground to a lake. Campers leave litter near the stream. Why might lake water later contain litter?

Grass is removed from a steep bank upstream. After heavy rain, a pond downstream has more sediment. What caused the change?

A dog park uphill from a creek has waste left on the ground. Rain carries runoff into the creek. What is a likely downstream effect?

A truck spills sand beside a road that slopes to a stream. Rain starts before workers clean it up. What may happen next?

A street drain connects to a creek without a filter. Someone pours paint rinse water into the drain. What can the drain do?

A ridge runs between two valleys. Rain falls on the east side of the ridge. In what direction will the runoff usually go?

Two creeks begin on opposite sides of a high hill. Rain falls just west of the hilltop. Where will that water most likely drain?

A paved path slopes from a playground toward a small pond. After rain, where will most water on the path move?

A mountain crest separates River A's watershed from River B's watershed. Rain falls on the River B side. Where does it drain?

A parking lot has a low corner near a ditch and a high corner near a building. During a storm, where will runoff collect first?

A long ridge forms the boundary between a lake watershed and a river watershed. What does the ridge do?

Rain falls on the north slope of a hill, and a creek lies at the bottom of that slope. Where will runoff most likely travel?

A school is on one side of a divide, and a farm is on the other. Their runoff enters different streams. What explains this?

A rain drop lands on a sloped roof. One side of the roof drains to the front gutter, and the other drains to the back gutter. What controls its path?

A road crosses a high ridge. Rain on one side flows to a creek, while rain on the other flows to a pond. What is the ridge?

A neighborhood switches from spreading fertilizer on lawns to a natural, chemical-free lawn care plan. How does this help a watershed downstream?

Volunteers plant trees along a stream bank upstream of a lake. How can this help the lake downstream?

A farmer builds a fence to keep cattle out of a creek. What effect can this have on water downstream?

A rain garden is built beside a parking lot before runoff reaches a stream. What does the rain garden do?

Students pick up litter near a creek before a storm. How does this protect places downstream?

Workers cover bare soil on a construction slope with straw and plants. What downstream problem does this help reduce?

A town sweeps leaves away from storm drains before heavy rain. What is the town trying to prevent?

A neighborhood stores motor oil in closed containers instead of dumping it on the ground. How can this protect the creek?