Watersheds

Match the following

• mouth

• 
• oxbow lake

• 
• source

• 
• divide

• 
• tributary

• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The LAND that water runs off or over is called a...

• waterway

• watershed

• ground water

• wetland

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The area at the end of a tributary and the start of a main stem is called...

• mouth

• source

• confluence

• divide

The mouth of a river can also be called...

• valley

• river side

• river delta

• moutain

Label the watershed.

f

e

d

a

b

c

g

divide

confluence

mouth

source

main stem

tributary

floodplain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How many different watersheds does Virginia have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Where do the rivers in south western Virginia (green) empty into?

• Cheseapeake Bay

• North Carolina Sounds

• Gulf of Mexico

Which is the largest watershed?

• Cheseapeake Bay

• North Carolina Sounds

• Gulf of Mexico