Virginia Resources (notes 11-27)

An area of water where fresh water rivers or streams feed into a body of water; the water mixes with a source of salt water and fresh water.

• lake

• pond

• bay

• river

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A forest that has grown on its own with no intervention of man; it has trees that grow naturally in the climate in which they are found is:

• cultivated forest

• natural forest

• watershed

• land forest

What ocean borders Virginia and why is it important?

• Pacific Ocean; it was important to the history and settlement of Virginia

• Atlantic Ocean; it was important to the history and settlement of Virginia

• Pacific Ocean; it carried people and supplies from England

• Atlantic Ocean; Native Americans traveled here from England

Which answers below are examples of Virginia's water resources?

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Lakes

• River

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A fresh body of water that is fed by streams and creeks that flows to a larger body of water such as a bay or ocean is:

• Ocean

• Lakes

• River

• Water table

What is the bay found in Virginia and why is it important?

• Gulf of Mexico; it transports goods and people

• Lake Anna; it provides recreation and electricity for people in Virginia

• Rappahannock River; it provides a watershed for Virginia

• Chesapeake Bay; it allows people to fish, makes money through tourism, and provides recreation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What do animals provide as a natural resource in Virginia?

• food

• something to eat the grass

• fiber

• leather

What natural resources are critical for life?

• coal, granite

• fiber, leather

• fuel, building materials

• plants, animals

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A forest that was planted by man to grow trees quickly; the trees may or may not be native to the environment.

• natural resource

• natural forest

• cultivated forest

• plant resources

Besides land resources, what other resources does Virginia have?

• oil and oxygen

• plants and animals

• gold and diamonds

• plants and oil