Virginia's Water Resources

Which of the following best describes groundwater?

• A small body of water surrounded by land.

• Water that flows below the ground

• A large body of water where fish swim

• A pond

Which of the following is a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.

• Bay

• Watershed

• Reservoir

• River

Which of the following is a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another stream?

• River

• Ocean

• Lake

• Sea

Which is a natural water resource found in the Chesapeake Bay?

• shellfish

• white tail deer

• black bears

• thick forests

Which watershed does the Potomic River flow into?

• North Carolina Sound Watershed

• Gulf of Mexico Watershed

• Chesapeake Bay Watershed

The watershed we live in is called the _______________  watershed

• Shipoke
• Delaware Bay
• Susquehanna
• Chesapeake Bay

The area of land that drains into a water body is called a 

• watershed
• percolation zone
• spring
• aquifer

Water is stored underground, in a structure called a 

• cavern
• well
• aquifer
• river

Which of the following best describes a bay?

• A sea of water

• A body of water completely surrounded by land

• A stream of water flowing north to south

• A body of water that is partly surrounded by land. Bays empty out into larger bodies of water like oceans and lakes