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WorksheetsWatershed review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 25mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which is an example of a Biotic factor?
a)
Mud
b)
Sunlight
c)
plants
d)
Water
2.
Which is an example of an abiotic ?
a)
Fish
b)
Temperature
c)
mammals
d)
Fish
3.
Which is an example of an abiotic ?
a)
Fish
b)
Temperature
c)
mammals
d)
Fish
4.
What is a watershed?
a)
Land that collects and channels water froma small body of water to a larger body of water
b)
the shape of the land determined by elevation
c)
A natural stream of water of considerable volume
d)
a river and all its tributaries
5.
Why is gravity a factor in watersheds?
a)
it causes the water to flow away from a watershed
b)
it causes the water to flow towards a watershed
6.
What is topography?
a)
a graph showing all the different topos
b)
A map of all the waterways in an area
c)
the shape of the land determined by the elevation
7.
What is a divide?
a)
a natural stream of water of considerable volume
b)
a continuous ridge that separates a watershed
c)
small rivers or streams that flow into a larger river or stream
d)
a body of fresh water found in low lying areas
8.
What is a river?
a)
a costal inlet or bay where fresh water mixes with salty water
b)
a body of fresh water found in low lying areas
c)
a small narrow passage of water
d)
a natural stream of water of considerable volume
9.
Define tributaries
a)
small rivers or streams that flow into a large river or stream
b)
a natural stream of water of considerable volume
c)
precipitation that flows over the land to streams
d)
a continuous ridge that separates a watershed
10.
What is a lake?
a)
a natural stream of water of considerable volume
b)
small rivers or stream that flow into a larger river or stream
c)
a body of fresh water naturally or man-made found in low lying areas
11.
What is a river system?
a)
a river and all its tributaries
b)
smaller rivers or streams that flow into a larger river
c)
a natural stream of water of considerable volume
d)
an area that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year
12.
which is not an example of an estuary?
a)
Rappahannock river
b)
Chesapeake Bay
c)
Potomac river
d)
James river
13.
Which is not a wetland?
a)
Virginia beach
b)
Roanoke
c)
Wild Cat Marsh
d)
chincoteague island
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