Watersheds

All of the land that drains into a body of water.

• Watershed

• Tributary

• Estuary

• Divide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

ALL watersheds drain from high elevations (upstream) to low elevations (downstream).

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

All water flows downhill.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A small river or creek that feeds into a larger river.

• Watershed

• Tributary

• Estuary

• Divide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A watershed:

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• Collects water.

• Helps to clean the water.

• Provides habitats for nature and people.

• All of the above.

Pick TWO. Building a rain garden can help our watersheds by:

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• Cleaning water of pollutants.

• Slowing the water down before it gets to streams/storm drains.

• Preventing trash from getting to the river.

• Giving animals a place to live.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A boundary, usually the top of a mountain, between two watersheds.

• Watershed

• Tributary

• Estuary

• Divide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Most specifically, in Henrico, we are a part of the:

• James River Watershed

• Rappahannock Watershed

• York River Watershed

• Potomac River Watershed

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The James River empties directly into the:

• Atlantic Ocean

• Chesapeake Bay

• Gulf of Mexico

• Mississippi River

A place where fresh water from a river and salt water from an ocean meet and mix.

• Watershed

• Tributary

• Estuary

• Divide