Watersheds

Water that flows along Earth's surface to eventually return to the ocean is called ___.

• runoff

• storm drain

• tributary

• groundwater

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What is a tributary?

• a small stream that flows into a larger stream

• all the lakes in an area

• a map of the hills and valleys in an area

• a measurement of the amount of salt in water

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A ___________________ is the area of land that collects runoff and channels it into a main river.

• peninsula

• tributary

• groundwater

• watershed

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Areas of higher elevation that separate watersheds are called ---

• divides

• canyons

• plates

• tributaries

The largest watershed in Virginia is the ---

• Chesapeake Bay

• North Carolina Sound

• Gulf of Mexico

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Tributaries are made up of ________________ and ____________.

• rivers and streams

• lakes and streams

• rivers and lakes

• bays and rivers

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All water in a watershed flows ----

• downstream

• upstream

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All water eventually empties into ---

• an ocean

• a river

• the ground

• a lake

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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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All bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, and snow that are found above ground are known as ---

• groundwater

• surface water

• glaciers

• precipitation

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