Watershed Quizizz

What is a watershed?

• Anything that water flows over, under or through.

• Only areas of water

• A shed made of water

• Only areas of land

What are examples of a wetland

• River

• Swamp

• Wet Meadows

• Marsh

• Bay

What is a tributary ?

• A river

• Freshwater stream or river that feeds into a larger stream or river.

• An area where freshwater meets saltwater.

• An area of land where it is wet.

What are rivers that flow through Virginia into the Chesapeake Bay?

• Shenandoah

• Potomac

• James

• Susquehanna

• York

What is point source pollution?

• Pollution that comes from an unknown area

• General Pollution

• Pollution that comes from a specific point we can determine.

• Pollution that comes from a an area that we kind of know of.

pH measure what?

• How clear the water is

• If there are nitrates in the water

• If there is oxygen in the water

• How acidic or basic the water is

What is a riparian buffer?

• An area of pollutions.

• An area of vegetation that filters and stops pollution from getting into the water way

• An area of land that is wet.

• Where freshwater and saltwater mix

What is not a benefit to the wetland?

• Absorbs Flood & Rainwater

• Allows Flood & Rainwater

• Filters Water

• Prevents Erosion

Point Source Pollution Comes from the following sources. . .

• Farms

• Sewage Treatment Plants

• Construction Sites

• Industrial Plants/ Factories

• Storm Water Drains

What is the saying we use to remember all of the rivers that flow through Virginia into the Chesapeake Bay?

• Paul Revere Hates Eggs And Cheese

• Sir Please Remove Your Jacket

• Please Remove Your Jacket

• Remove Your Jacket Please