Watershed Nov. 19

The land area that drains a particular set of streams and

rivers is called —

• an acre

• a woodland

• a watershed

• a drainage hectare

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Of the following choices, which watershed in Virginia is the largest?

• New

• James

• Rappahannock

• Shenandoah-Potomac

Which area of Virginia is an estuary (where fresh and salt water meet) located?

• 2

• 4

• 3

• 1

What watershed in Virginia is labeled number 3?

• Chesapeake Bay Watershed

• North Carolina Sound Watershed

• Mississippi Watershed

• Atlantic Watershed

The areas labeled X and Z are known as the —

• flood plain

• riverbed

• erosion

• deposition

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How many tributaries (bodies of water that branch off) of the Fredrick River are shown in the figure? (Read carefully. :-))

• 7

• 10

• 16

• 6

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The high ground between two watersheds is a —

• mountain

• divide

• tributary

• hill

What term describes the action of smaller streams and

rivers feeding into larger rivers of a watershed?

• Branches

• Tributaries

• Aquifiers

• Channels

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What is a wetland?

• An ecological community together with its environment,

  functioning as a unit

• A lowland area that is saturated with moisture that supports a

  natural habitat of wildlife

• The widening channel of a river where it meets the sea, mixing

  fresh water and salt water

• The region draining into a river, river system, or other body of

  water

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What is an estuary?

• An ecological community together with its environment,

  functioning as a unit

• The widening channel of a river where it meets the sea, mixing

  fresh water and salt water

• The region draining into a river, river system, or other body of

  water

• A lowland area that is saturated with moisture that supports a

  natural habitat of wildlife

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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