Investigating Watersheds

An area of land that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year is called a -

• drainage basin

• wetland

• delta

• watershed

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Select all the biotic factors that could affect an ecosystem

• a factory

• trees

• animals

• pesticides

• humans

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Select all the abiotic factors that could affect an ecosystem.

• animals

• a factory

• sunlight

• trash

• soil/dirt

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Select all the statements that are true regarding estuaries.

• It is okay to dump trash in an estuaries.

• Freshwater and saltwater mix in an estuary

• The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the US.

• Very few organisms live in an estuary

• Estuaries provide habitat for many living things.

Which of these is NOT a function of wetlands?

• They are excellent areas for disposing waste.

• They provide shelter for wildlife.

• They help remove pollutants from the water.

• They help reduce erosion of the land.

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The transition areas between dry land and bodies of water are known as -

• watersheds

• floodplains

• tributaries

• wetlands

The Chesapeake Bay is ________because it is an enclosed body of water where freshwater mixes with salty ocean water.

• an estuary

• a watershed

• a river system

• a wetland

The mixture of fresh and salt water is called -

• turbid water

• brackish water

• saturated water

• tidal water

Washing away of the land by the water as it flows by is called -

• groundwater

• deposition

• sediment

• erosion

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Wetlands that are influenced by the tides and found along the shores of oceans, bays, and rivers are called-

• coastal wetlands

• oceanic wetlands

• freshwater wetlands

• swamps

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