Chesapeake Bay

A body of water that is a mix of fresh and salt water is called -

• a swamp

• a bog

• an estuary

• a biopond

Which of the following statements about the about the Chesapeake Bay is NOT true?

• The Chesapeake Bay is unusually shallow.

• The Chesapeake Bay is unusually deep.

• The Chesapeake Bay has a large area of land draining into a small amount of water.

• The Chesapeake Bay is small compared to the size of its watershed.

How many states are in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed?

• 2

• 3

• 5

• 6

Chesapeake Bay is a mixture of what types of water

• Spring and Fresh

• Salt and Fresh

• Only Fresh

• salt only

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is all the water that flows off the surface of the land and washes into rivers, streams, and other waterways called?

• Runoff
• Storm Drainage

• Surface Water
• Tributary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a stream or river that feeds into a larger body of water?

• Tributary
• Estuary
• Bay
• Watershed

What is an area of land from which rain and snowmelt drains into a river, stream, or other body of water?

• Watershed
• Tributary
• Bay
• Runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which state is NOT part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed?

• New York

• Ohio

• Pennsylvannia

• West Virginia

Which of the following is NOT a major threat to the Chesapeake Bay

• Excess nutrients

• Fishing

• Waste/Trash

• Sediment overload

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Maryland has a large body of water that connects rivers to the Atlantic Ocean. What is that body of water called?

• The Pacific Ocean

• Lake Tahoe

• The Chesapeake Bay

• The Atlantic Ocean