Watershed Test Review (Nealy, 7th)

Name the six states that are in the Chesapeake Bay watershed:

• Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia

• Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky

What is the difference between a marsh, bog, and swamp?

• Swamps are the largest and bogs are the smallest

• Swamps have trees; marshes have no trees but have plants; bogs have dead plant material

What is an estuary?

• a large stream

• tidal mouth of a large river

What does S.A.V. stand for?

• submerged aquatic vegetation

• smart aquatic violins

Name three human uses of the Chesapeake Bay:

• precipitation, evaporation, transpiration

• fishing, boating, household water

Leaves float on the water surface & the plants do not need roots.

• Floating Plants

• Submerged Plants

• Emergent Plants

The plant roots are anchored under water.

• Floating plants

• submerged plants

• emergent plants

The plants grow up out of the water.

• Floating plants

• Submerged Plants

• Emergent Plants

What are the 3 types of wetlands?

• Estuary, river and streams

• Bogs, swamps and marshes

Wetlands help control floods by …

• Acting as a sponge

• Acting as a barrier