Estuaries in Virginia!

A watershed is defined as--

• water that is in the Chesapeake Bay

• land that drains water into a particular set of rivers

• land that is surrounded by water

• the place that fresh and salt water meet

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What body of water is NOT affected by river pollution in Virginia?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

• North Carolina Sound

• Pacific Ocean

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What body of water would be affected if a river was polluted in the area marked with the star?

• Chesapeake Bay

• North Carolina Sound

• Gulf of Mexico

• Pacific Ocean

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What body of water would be affected if river pollution occurred in the light gray section of Virginia?

• Chesapeake Bay

• North Carolina Sound

• Gulf of Mexico

• Pacific Ocean

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What body of water would be affected if river pollution occurred in the dark gray section of Virginia?

• Atlantic Ocean

• North Carolina Sound

• Gulf of Mexico

• Pacific Ocean

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Where is the largest estuary in the 48 contiguous United States?

• Great Lakes

• Gulf of Mexico

• Chesapeake Bay

• off the coast of Flordia

Which ocean does our watershed travel to?

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Southern Ocean

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Which geographic region of Virginia has the least impact on the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay?

• Coastal Plain
• Piedmont
• Blue Ridge Mountains
• Appalachian Plateau

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Which states other than Virginia make up the Chesapeake Bay Watershed?

• Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama, Deleware
• New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland
• North Carolina, Georgia, Florida
• Louisian, Texas, Ohio

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What vocabulary word means a semi-enclosed body of water, where fresh and salt water mix?

• Estuary

• Swamp

• Bay

• Sea