Chesapeake Bay Test

How many states are included in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

An estuary is:

• The underground system that provides drinking water to an area.

• The land area that drains water into a body of water

• The large body of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface

• The area where a river meets the ocean, where fresh and salt water mix

Which river contributes to more than half of the Chesapeake Bay's fresh water

• James

• Potomac

• Rappahannock

• Susquehanna

When people walk their dogs and do not clean up their dog poop, which type of pollution are you contributing to the bay?

• toxins

• debris

• thermal

• nutrient

An increase in algae growth can be due to:

• fertilizers

• factory pollution

• construction

• dissolved heavy metals

What is the average depth of the Chesapeake Bay?

• 20 feet

• 50 feet

• 100 feet

• 120 feet

What is a watershed?

• The area where a river meets the ocean, where fresh and salt water mix

• The land area that drains water into a body of water

• The large body of salt water that cover's most of the earth's surface

• The underground system that provides drinking water to an area

Why are wetlands important to the Bay?

• They provide a nursery for many organisms

• They filter pollutants out of water

• They absorb excess water from the bay during floods

• All the above

What is a step we can take to make the Chesapeake Bay a cleaner place?

• Restore oyster bars to filter pollutants

• Fill in wetlands so they are not so muddy

• Add fertilizers to make the bay grasses grow better

• Dredge the river channels

What type of blue crab is this?

• male

• immature female

• mature female

• sponge