Water & Watershed

What is a river?

• A large body of freshwater
• A saltwater inlet of the ocean
• A natural large stream of flowing freshwater
• An underground waterway

What is it called when smaller streams join together to make a larger river?

• Tributaries
• Topography
• Watershed
• Groundwater

What is it called when smaller streams join together to make a larger river?

• Tributaries
• Topography
• Watershed
• Groundwater

What is a watershed?

• Water in an area
• Water that flows into a river or stream
• Land that water flows over and through
• Water that is salty

Where would you find brackish water?

• Wetlands
• Aquifers
• Glaciers
• Estuaries

All of the following are Major Watershed for Virginia except:

• Gulf of Mexico
• Chesapeake Bay
• North Carolina Sound
• Outer Banks

Brackish water is:

• Salty
• Fresh
• Found only in extremely cold water
• A mix of salty and fresh

The transition zone between dry areas of land and bodies of water are called:

• Wetlands
• Watersheds
• Divides
• Estuaries

The illustration provided shows a river and four cities on that river. When the water from the river was sampled at location X, it was determined to be polluted with various chemicals. What would be the most likely source for this pollution?

• City 1 and City 2
• City 2 and City 3
• City 3 and City 4
• City 1 and City 4

What two elements make up water?

• Helium and oxygen
• Hydrogen and oxygen
• helium and carbon
• oxygen and carbon