Unit 8 Virginia's Resources

Select the correct waterway for each question.

One of the rivers in Virginia's waterway is ​the ​ (a)  

One of the bays in Virginia's waterway is ​the ​ (b)  

One of the oceans in Virginia's waterway is ​the ​ (c)   ​

• James River
• Chesapeake Bay
• Atlantic Ocean
• Mississippi River
• Tampa Bay
• Pacific Ocean
• Nile River
• Plymouth Bay
• Arctic Ocean

 

Which of the following would be important to include in a model of a Virginia watershed?

Groups:

(a) Included

,

(b) Not Included

• Lakes

• Houses

• Plants

• Animals

• Moon

• Mountains

• Icebergs

• Volcanoes

• Farms

• Islands

• Rivers

• Factories

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is this watershed model showing?

• The people that pollute the watershed

• Where the water flows to

• The amount of precipitation

• The accurate size of the watershed

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This photograph of the H.A. Wagner power plant is on the Chesapeake Bay.

What is the impact on the area's pollution?

• There is no impact on the area from pollution.

• The power plant and roads decease the pollution in the area.

• There are power plants and roads around the world.

• The power plant and roads increase the pollution in the area.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Match the following waterways to the definition

• Surrounded on 3 sides and open to ocean

• Ocean

• Fresh water surrounded by land

• Bay

• Body of saltwater between continents

• Lake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

"We all live downstream" means...

• Everyone impacts the watershed and its pollutants

• Everyone lives on the same stream

• The water flows up a mountain

• Only animals live downstream

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

We live in the ​ (a)   watershed

• Chesapeake Bay
• Gulf of Mexico
• North Carolina Sounds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

These average ocean temperatures for Chesapeake Bay are calculated from several years of archived data.

The most ideal temperature for organisms to survive is between 40 degrees and 75 degrees Fahrenheit.

Based on the graph, which statement is true about the water temperature?

• The average temperature increased each month.

• The average temperature decreased each month.

• The average temperature is ideal for organisms for 10 months each year.

• The average temperature is ideal for organisms for 11 months each year.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The Chesapeake Bay is home to many organisms. What impacts would most likely occur if the temperature is not at the degree for organism survival?

Groups:

(a) Would Impact

,

(b) Would NOT Impact

• The local economy would be effected.

• There would be no changes to the Chesapeake Bay.

• The food web in the Chesapeake Bay would would be effected.

• People would not want to swim in the water.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Sinclair wants to construct a new playground. What natural resource would be the most helpful when building a new playground?

• Lumber

• Gravel

• Chalk

• Coal