VA Watersheds

Parts of the Watershed

Multiple Choice

What do you call water that moves across the surface of the Earth?

• Estuary

• Run Off

• Gravity

• Tributary

Multiple Choice

The beginning of a river is called a(n)?

• Rill

• Estuary

• Tributary

• Mouth

Multiple Choice

Rivers flow in a place called a ...

• Rill

• Tributary

• Channel

Multiple Choice

What are all the small streams that go into the main river called?

• Rills

• Tributaries

• Estuaries

• Oceans

Multiple Choice

What is a watershed?

• All the water that travels into a main river, bay or ocean.

• A building that holds water.

• All the streams that flow into a river.

• An estuary

Multiple Choice

What are the high parts of the watershed called.

• Tributaries

• Rivers

• Divides

• Estuaries

Open Ended

Using the picture from the previous slide. What are some things up river that can affect the quality of the water down river?

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Multiple Choice

What is the name of the watershed that the school in on? (Hint: Look at the key in the last slide.)

• James

• York

• Rappahannock

• Chesapeake Bay

Multiple Choice

What is an Estuary?

• All the small rivers that go into the main river.

• The highest parts of the watershed.

• Where the fresh and saltwater mix.

• Where the rivers start.

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the largest estuary in the United States of America?

• The Mississippi River Valley

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Chesapeake Bay

• The Outer Banks

Multiple Choice

A reservoir is used by humans to...?

• fly spaceships.

• build sand castles.

• make drinkable water.

• grow coconuts

Multiple Choice

What changes temperature faster?

• Land

• Water

Open Ended

What are some pollutants we can find in our river systems?

Multiple Choice

Which part of the stream is the cleanest?

• The beginning

• The middle

• The end

Multiple Choice

How many states make up our watershed?

• 6

• 5

• 4

• 7

Multiple Choice

How many major watersheds are there in Virginia?

• 9

• 8

• 7

• 6

Multiple Choice

What is the number on thing that human put along the Rappahannock River?

• Cities

• Farms

• Trees

• Industries

Multiple Choice

Which part of the river do we live on?

• Upper

• Middle

• Lower

Multiple Select

What are the two major pollutants in the Rappahannock River?

• Trash

• Sediment

• Nutrients

• Oil