Watershed Basics

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the land that water flows across or through on its way  to a lake, river, wetland, or other waterway. ​

• wetland

• estuary

• watershed

• tributary

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What separates watersheds?

• divide

• tributary

• estuary

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streams that flow into larger waterways​

• divide

• tributary

• watershed

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a ridge of land that separates one drainage basin or watershed from another

• divide

• tributary

• drainage basin

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What size are watersheds?

• small

• large

• can be any size

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How many states drain into the Chesapeake Bay?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 6

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Virginia's watershed systems all lead to the Chesapeake Bay?

• True

• False

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the land that water flows across or through on its way  to a lake, river, wetland, or other waterway. ​

• wetland

• estuary

• watershed

• tributary

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What separates watersheds?

• divide

• tributary

• estuary

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What size are watersheds?

• small

• large

• can be any size

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streams that flow into larger waterways​

• divide

• tributary

• watershed

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a ridge of land that separates one drainage basin or watershed from another

• divide

• tributary

• drainage basin

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Virginia's watershed systems lead to which three bodies of water?

• Chesapeake Bay

• Pacific Ocean

• North Carolina sounds

• Gulf of Mexico