Watersheds

The Boundary Around A Watershed is Called The

• Border

• Divide

• Stoper

• Helper

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All water eventually empties into

• An Ocean

• A River

• The Ground

• A Lake

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Water that flows along the Earths surface to eventually return to the ocean is called

• Runoff

• Storm Drain

• Surface Water

• Tributary

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Watersheds can consist of smaller sub watersheds

• True

• False

Why is gravity a factor in Watersheds

• It causes the water to flow away from a watershed

• It causes the water to flow down towards a watershed

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What is a body of water that combines freshwater from rivers and lakes with salt water from the ocean

• Estuary

• Floodplain

• Wetland

• Tributary

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What us a land area that can be covered with water various points throughout the year

• Estuary

• Floodplain

• Wetland

• Tributary

What is a channel of water that flows into a larger one

• Estuary

• Floodplain

• Wetland

• Tributary

Which is the largest watershed in the United States

• Mississippi River Watershed

• Potomac River Watershed

• Shenandoah River Watershed

• James River Watershed

Which is the ones are watersheds in Virginia

• James Watershed

• Potomac Watershed

• Rappahannock Watershed

• York Watershed

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