Watersheds (T)

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Areas of higher elevation that separate one watershed from another

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Ridgeline

Front

Water that does not get absorbed into the ground and flows over the surface of a watershed.

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Surface Runoff

Front

A surface that absorbs water and helps decrease the amount of surface runoff

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permeable

Front

The Chesapeake Bay is a mixture of saltwater and freshwater, this means that the Bay is an _______________________.

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Estuary

Front

The LAND that water flows through on its way to a river, stream or wetland.  We all live in one! Options: Surface Runoff, Watershed, Flood Plain, Tributary

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Watershed

Front

Where does water that does not get soaked into the ground (surface runoff) go? Options: Into a sewer and then to a water treatment plant, Into a drain and then to the nearest waterway

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Into a drain and then to the nearest waterway

Front

True or False:
Impermeable surfaces slow down runoff and are healthy for our environment.

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False

Front

Many tributaries come together in a watershed to form a ______________________.

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River System

Front

The flat area of land next to the river shown in the picture is called a _______________________. Options: estuary, flood plain, river system, surface runoff

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flood plain

Front

Any rain that falls in Fairfax County (that does not get absorbed into the ground) will eventually end up in which body of water? Options: Accotink Creek, Pope's Head Creek, Chesapeake Bay, Gulf of Mexico

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Chesapeake Bay