6.7 Watershed Bell Ringer Quiz #2 3/9/18

The largest estuary in the US is the __.

• Atlantic Ocean

• Chesapeake Bay

• James River

• Pacific Ocean

Which of the following is NOT a role of wetlands?

• filter pollutants

• prevents erosion

• controls flooding

• keeps soil dry

Which state drains to the Chesapeake Bay?

• New York

• South Carolina

• North Carolina

• Mississippi

How healthy the water is called __.

• water quantity

• water quality

• watershed

• abiotic

Which of the following does NOT describe the James River Watershed?

• drains to the Chesapeake Bay

• largest watershed in VA

• watershed where Prince Edward is

• is a tributary of the Appomattox River

Which state does NOT drain to the Chesapeake Bay?

• PA

• MD

• DE

• SC

What controls flooding, prevents erosion, and filters pollutants?

• watershed

• wetlands

• estuary

• river system

Where fresh water from rivers and salt water meet is a/an __.

• estuary

• watershed

• river system

• floodplains

The wide, flat border areas along rivers and streams is called __.

• floodplains

• tributaries

• sediments

• river systems

As water flow DECREASES in speed in a river, what happens to the size of sediment?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same