6.7 Watershed Bell Ringer Quiz #1 - 3/2/18

What is the largest MAJOR watershed?

• Mississippi River Watershed

• Gulf of Mexico Watershed

• Chesapeake Bay Watershed

• North Carolina Sounds

Where does the Mississippi River drain?

• Gulf of Mexico

• Pacific Ocean

• James River

• North Carolina Sounds

What is a tributary?

• smaller streams and rivers that feed into the main river.

• land that supplies water

• the main river and the smaller rivers that feed into it

• where fresh water meets salt water

Which one is NOT a major Virginia watershed?

• Chesapeake Bay

• James River

• Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico

• North Carolina Sounds

High areas of land that separate watersheds are called __.

• divides

• tributaries

• watersheds

• estuary

The LAND where water from rivers, streams, and creeks drains is called __.

• watershed

• river system

• tributaries

• estuary

In a watershed, the small rivers, creeks, and streams that drain into the main river are called __.

• tributaries

• watershed

• estuary

• river system

In a watershed, the main river and all its tributaries is called __.

• river system

• tributary

• estuary

• watershed

Prince Edward County is in the __ watershed.

• James River

• Atlantic Ocean

• Potomac River

• York River

Which of the following is a biotic factor of an ecosystem?

• tree

• geology

• weather

• sunlight