Watershed 1

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

• New

• Shenandoah-Potomac

• Rappahannock

• James

The land area that drains a particular set of streams and rivers is called -

• an acre

• a watershed

• a woodland

• a drainage hectare

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A person poured oil into a creek at the starred location. What watershed would be harmed?

• Gulf of Mexico

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A person poured oil into a creek at the starred location. What watershed would be harmed?

• Gulf of Mexico

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which major river flows into the Chesapeake Bay?

• James River

• Potomac River

• York River

• All of the these rivers

Which watershed do most of the Virginia rivers drain into?

• Mississippi River

• Gulf of Mexico

• Chesapeake Bay

• North Carolina Sound

What watershed in Virginia is labeled #3?

• Mississippi Watershed

• North Carolina Sound Watershed

• Chesapeake Bay Watershed

• Atlantic Watershed

The high ground between two watersheds is a

• hill

• tributary

• mountain

• divide

A tributary of the Fredrick River is labeled number -

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

A tributary is -

• a lake that rivers drain into

• a small stream that flows into a larger stream

• an ocean that a river drains into

• a larger stream that flows into a smaller stream