Watershed Notes

Multiple Choice

What is a watershed?

• a shed that holds water

• a body of water that drains to particular area of land

• an area of land that drains to a particular body of water

• an area of high elevation

Match

Match the following

• the grounds ability to soak up water

• smaller stream that feeds into a riv

• higher ground that separates watershe

• movement of soil from one place to an

permeability

tributary

divide

erosion

• permeability

• tributary

• divide

• erosion

Multiple Choice

What watershed do we live in?

• James

• Potomac

• York

• Powell

Multiple Choice

VA drains to 3 different bodies of water. Which major watershed are we a part of?

• North Carolina Sound

• Chesapeake Bay

• Gulf of Mexico

Multiple Choice

What is the largest watershed in VA?

• James

• Potomac

• York

• Powell

Multiple Choice

Does all of the water in VA go to the Chesapeake Bay?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

How many states are a part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed?

• one

• three

• six

• ten

Multiple Choice

Animals need __________to be able to breathe under water.

• dissolved pH

• sunlight

• dissolved oxygen

• warm temperatures

Multiple Choice

An area in a watershed that does not have oxygen in the water so no living organisms can survive there.

• dead zone

• watershed

• wetland

• permeability

Multiple Select

What two watershed are you a part of?

• Chesapeake Bay

• James Rives

• Potomac River

• York River

Open Ended

What watershed is your home in?

Open Ended

What do you think caused the watershed to be impaired (not healthy)?

Poll

How many different water bodies does your watershed flow to before it hits the Chesapeake Bay?

• 4 or less

• 5

• 6

• 7 or more

Poll

How is your understanding of watersheds after learning about them?

• I can teach others

• I get it but I can't explain it to others

• I'm starting to understand it

• I'm still very confused