Worksheets6.7 Bell Ringer Quiz #2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Protected land that filters polluted water and prevents erosion:
a)
watershed
b)
estuary
c)
wetlands
2.
Which state’s watersheds drain to the Chesapeake Bay?
a)
New Jersey
b)
Virginia
c)
North Carolina
3.
Which is NOT one of the 3 MAJOR watershed in Virginia?
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
James River
c)
North Carolina Sounds
4.
Where fresh and salt water meet and are mixed by tides is called:
a)
watershed
b)
estuary
c)
tributary
5.
As water flow decreases in a river, the size of sediment it carries __.
a)
stops
b)
decreases
c)
increases
6.
Which of the following is biotic?
a)
dead bird
b)
soil
c)
sun
7.
What is the largest estuary in the U.S.?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
James River
c)
Chesapeake Bay
8.
Which abiotic factor is LEAST important to the survival of an ecosystem?
a)
water
b)
sunlight
c)
soil
9.
Since the Appomattox River drains into the James River, it is __.
a)
a tributary
b)
a wetland
c)
an estuary
10.
Wetlands are like a sponge since they filter __.
a)
smoke
b)
sand
c)
polluted water
11.
Which is NOT a biotic factor of an ecosystem?
a)
plants
b)
animals
c)
weather
12.
Which state’s watersheds do NOT drain to the Chesapeake Bay?
a)
South Carolina
b)
New York
c)
West Virginia
13.
What is the largest watershed in Virginia?
a)
Nottoway River
b)
Yadkin River
c)
James River
14.
A major river and all its tributaries is called a _______.
a)
river system
b)
watershed
c)
divide
15.
Which of the following is an abiotic factor of an ecosystem?
a)
fish
b)
dead tree
c)
water
16.
Which is NOT a job of wetlands?
a)
filter pollutants
b)
causes erosion
c)
prevents erosion
d)
controls flooding
17.
Prince Edward is located in which watershed?
a)
Yadkin River
b)
James River
c)
Nottoway River
18.
Which state’s watersheds drain to the Chesapeake Bay?
a)
West Virginia
b)
South Carolina
c)
New Jersey
19.
Which 4 rivers would you find in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed?
a)
James, Nottoway, Yadkin, Madison
b)
Potomac, Rappahannock, York, James
c)
York, Nottoway, Appomattox, Potomac
20.
As water flow increases in a river, the size of sediment it carries __.
a)
decreases
b)
stops
c)
increases
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