Attributes of estuaries

An estuary is best defined as a place where--

• fresh and salt water meet

• a river meets the Chesapeake Bay

• a group of animals are gathered

• the water from the land flows into a river

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

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

• Atlantic Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

• North Carolina Sound

• Pacific Ocean

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

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

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

Which of the following is NOT TRUE of estuaries?

• Estuaries provide a habitat for biotic factors

• Estuaries create a protective refuge for living things

• Estuaries allow juvenile animals to grow into adults safetly

• Estuaries create shelter for aquatic and non-aquatic life.

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

• Great Lakes

• Gulf of Mexico

• Chesapeake Bay

• off the coast of Flordia

What is 1 use of an estuary?

• Used as a place to help predators capture their prey

• Used as a "nursery" to help organisms raise babies

• Used as a place the filter sediment and trap pollution

• Used as an "overflow" area to prevent flooding

What is the largest Watershed in Virginia?

• Shenandoah

• James

• Roanoke

• Chesapeake Bay