Virginia Natural Resources and Watersheds

What term means that everything that goes in the water will end up in the watershed?

• Upstream

• Downstream

• Crossstream

• Watershed

What is the process by which water moves from the land to the atmosphere?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

What is the term for the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

• Biodiversity

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Habitat

What is the term for the natural cycle of water movement through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation?

• Water Cycle

• Hydrological Cycle

• Atmospheric Cycle

• Oceanic Cycle

What is a large stream that flows across land to another body of water?

• Stream

• River

• Pond

• Lake

What is the term for the water that flows over the ground and into bodies of water?

• Runoff

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

What is the term for the area where freshwater from rivers meets saltwater from the ocean?

• Delta

• Estuary

• Lagoon

• Wetland

What is a body of fresh water completely surrounded by land?

• River

• Ocean

• Lake

• Pond

What is a huge body of salt water?

• Lake

• River

• Ocean

• Pond

What is the term for the natural process of water filtering through soil and rock?

• Percolation

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

• Transpiration