VA Science

What is the best definition for a watershed?

• A small building that collects flowing water.

• The area over which water flows to one collection place.

• The plants and animals living in one body of water.

• All of the resources found within one area of water.

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What body of water is usually surrounded on all sides by land?

• Stream

• Lake

• Ocean

• Bay

What is the largest watershed in Virginia?

• The Mississippi River Watershed

• North Carolina Sound

• The Gulf of Mexico

• The Chesapeake Bay Watershed

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Which of the following is not a river in Virginia?

• York River

• James River

• Nashua River

• Potomac River

This body of water is surrounded on three sides by land and usually flows into a larger body of water.

• River

• Bay

• Lake

• Reservoir

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Which of these is an important natural resource of the Chesapeake Bay?

• Coal

• Shellfish

• Pine Trees

• Elk

• Fish

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Which Virginia resource is used to make lumber for building houses?

• Granite

• Trees

• Coal

• Limestone

A resource that can be replaced is called a...

• Natural Resource

• Reusable Resource

• Non-Renewable Resource

• Renewable Resource

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Which of these crops can be found in the Blue Ridge Mountains?

• Coffee

• Pigs

• Pineapple

• Apples

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Which of these plants is native to Virginia?

• Cactus

• Palm Tree

• Lobllolly Pine

• Bonsai Tree