VA SOL 6.8 - Wetlands & Watersheds Review

A watershed is

• a small building that stores water

• a mountain range

• an area of land that drains all runoff into a river or bay

• cloudy water that prevents plants from doing photosynthesis

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When discussing watersheds, a divide is

• a swamp

• a little river that flows into a bigger river

• rain running off a hillside

• the high places that separate two different watersheds

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A tributary is

• a stream that flows into a river or a river that flows into the bay

• a mountain range

• a high place that divides two watersheds

• the political boundary between two states

What are the 6 states that make up the Chesapeake Bay watershed?

• New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, N. Carolina

• New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware

• Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Delaware

• New Jersey, Pennsylvania, N. Carolina, S. Carolina, Virginia, Maryland

A wetland is

• a shallow lake

• a shallow pond

• a little river

• the land at the edges of a lake, pond, or river that is sometimes wet and sometimes dry

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A swamp is best defined as

• a flooded area filled with different types of grass

• a flooded forest

• a low place left over from the glaciers

• a place in Canada with alligators

A marsh is best defined as

• a flooded area with different types of grass

• a flooded forest

• a low place left over from the glaciers

• a place in Canada with alligators

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The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. What is an estuary?

• It is a high place that separates two watersheds

• It is a large area of land that drains rain into a bay

• It is a mixture of fresh and salt water

• It is the place where rivers meet the ocean

What is brackish water? (more than one is correct - choose all that apply!)

• partly fresh and partly salty water mixing between rivers and the ocean

• it is the water that is in an estuary

• it is always dirty water

• it can be very clear water

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Oysters are important to the ecology of the bay because they (more than one is correct - choose all that apply!)

• filter and clean over 50 gallons of water per day

• are an important food source for many animals and people

• are eaten by the alligators in Canada

• make the Chesapeake Bay dirty

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