Watersheds

Which of these is NOT talking about a watershed?

• An area where all water drains

• Can also be called a river basin

• Shaped by hills and mountains (topography)

• Follows state lines

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

True or False: The shape of the land affects where water drains. Water is always going to flow downhill because of gravity.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What describes the smaller streams and rivers that feed into the larger river of a watershed?

• Lake

• Tributary

• Estuary

• Sound

What describes an area where freshwater and saltwater mix?

• Lake

• Tributary

• Estuary

• Sound

True or False: The Chesapeake Bay is made completely of ocean water.

• True

• False

Which major Virginia watershed do we live in?

• Gulf of Mexico (Mississippi River) Watershed

• North Carolina Sound Watershed

• Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Which major Virginia watershed is #1?

• Gulf of Mexico (Mississippi River) Watershed

• North Carolina Sound Watershed

• Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which major Virginia watershed is #2?

• Gulf of Mexico (Mississippi River) Watershed

• North Carolina Sound Watershed

• Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Which major Virginia watershed is #3?

• Gulf of Mexico (Mississippi River) Watershed

• North Carolina Sound Watershed

• Chesapeake Bay Watershed

If I was a piece of pollution dropped into watershed #2 where would I eventually end up?

• Gulf of Mexico (Mississippi River)

• North Carolina Sound

• Chesapeake Bay