Mod 4 Test Review Watersheds

What is a watershed?

• A type of forest

• A body of water

• The land that drains into a body of water

• A mountain range

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

All the water that falls across Virginia, ends up in one of ______ major watersheds.

• six

• three

• two

• five

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the Chesapeake Bay?

• A mountain

• A river

• An estuary

• A desert

Which of the following factors can influence the health of a watershed system?

• Only natural processes

• Only human activities

• Both natural processes and human activities

• Neither natural processes nor human activities

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Explain how the land in a watershed affects the water quality of the body of water it drains into.

• The land has no effect on water quality

• The land filters pollutants before they reach the water

• The land increases the water's temperature

• The land decreases the water's volume

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Identify a specific feature of Virginia's watershed systems.

• They all flow north

• They include rivers, streams, and wetlands

• They are all saltwater

• They are all underground

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Describe one important function of the Chesapeake Bay as an estuary.

• It provides a habitat for marine life

• It is a source of fresh water

• It is a desert ecosystem

• It is a mountain range

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

How do human activities impact the health of a watershed system?

• They have no impact

• They can introduce pollutants

• They always improve water quality

• They only affect the air quality

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

What is the primary role of land in a watershed system?

• To store water

• To drain water into a body of water

• To prevent water flow

• To evaporate water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The water that falls in area 1 of the map will drain into the

• NC/Albemarle Sound

• Chesapeake Bay

• Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico

• Hudson River/Atlantic Ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4