Watersheds Quiz

Which watershed is circled?

• North Carolina Sounds

• Chesapeake Bay

The largest estuary in the contiguous United States.

• The Chesapeake Bay

• North Carolina Sound

An area of land that drains into a river or lake is a _______.

• Ocean

• Watershed

Which watershed is circled?

• Chesapeake Bay

• Gulf of Mexico

All the water that runs off the surface of the land into a body of water.

• Puddle

• Runoff

The Chesapeake Bay, North Carolina Sounds, the Gulf of Mexico are Virginia's __________________ watersheds.

• Minor

• Major

A high point or ridge that separates one watershed from another.

• Divide

• Split

Water above the surface of the land, including lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, floodwater, and runoff.

• Surface Water

• Ground Water

Water found in the spaces between rock and particles beneath the Earth's surface.

• Surface Water

• Ground Water

Which watershed is circled?

• Chesapeake Bay

• Gulf of Mexico