Water Studies Word Problems

Follow the link. Read the problem. Write the facts you need to solve the problem. Do the math.

1. Snow Kidding!

2. A River Of Grass

3. Mountains Under Water

4. Amazon River

5. Big Yangtze Hose

6. The Bay Of Fundy

7. Two River Tripping

8. Grand Ride

9. The Aral Sea

10. The Dead Zone

11. The Icy Continent

12. The Erie Canal

13. Ice Cubed

"When the well's dry, we know the worth of water." Benjamin Franklin

Useful links about water, watersheds and the environment

Environmental Education Network, a clearinghouse for all environmental education information, materials and ideas on the Internet. K-12 links range from Acid Rain Lesson Plans to Whales: A Thematic Web Unit. http://www.envirolink.org/

This activity is aligned with the Pennsylvania State Academic Standards for “Environment and Ecology"
Watersheds and Wetlands 4.1. A: Identify various types of water environments · Lotic systems (e.g. creeks, rivers, streams) · Lentic systems (ponds, lakes, swamps) Explain the differences between moving and still water. • Identify Pennsylvania’s major watersheds and their related river systems • Explain factors that affect water quality and flow through a watershed. • Explain the role of watersheds in everyday life. 4.3. Environmental Health B. Describe how human actions affect the health of the environment. • Identify land use practices and their relation to environmental health.