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Worksheetswatershed review #1
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these towns is in the James River Watershed?
a)
Amherst
b)
Madison
c)
King William
d)
Littleton
2.
Which geographic region of Virginia has the least impact on the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay?
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Piedmont
c)
Blue Ridge Mountains
d)
Appalachian Plateau
3.
The Chesapeake Bay is important to the larger ocean ecosystem because...
a)
it is the largest habitat for blue crabs in the United States
b)
It provides spawning grounds, nursery beds, and feeding grounds for many species of ocean creatures
c)
it serves as the winter home for tundra swans, Canadian geese, and a variety of other ducks
d)
some species of freshwater fish come down from the rivers to spawn in the bay
4.
Which of these is a natural resource of Virginia?
a)
a dam
b)
a glacier
c)
a river
d)
a power plant
5.
Which is the best action to help protect water resources in Virginia?
a)
Dispose of pet waste in a stream.
b)
Rinse spilled gasoline with a hose.
c)
Organize a river cleanup program.
d)
Put hazardous waste in with house trash.
6.
Virginina has many different water resources. Which of the following have fresh water?
a)
Chesapeake Bay
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Lakes & Rivers
d)
Lake Superior
7.
A renewable resource is one that...
a)
Can be naturally replaced
b)
Cannot be naturally replaced
c)
Can be checked out from a library
d)
Comes from a factory
8.
Soil, minerals, air, water, and coal are all examples of
a)
Fossil fules
b)
Conservation
c)
recycling
d)
natural resources
9.
Which watershed do we live in?
a)
York
b)
James
c)
Roanoke
d)
Potomac Shenandoah
10.
Our watershed is part of a larger watershed called -
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Mississippi Valley Watershed
c)
Chesapeake Bay Watershed
d)
Abemarle Sound
11.
Areas on or below the earth's surface, where run off collects is called?
a)
Ocean
b)
Run off
c)
Aquifir
d)
Watershed
12.
When water flows across the surface of the earth it is called?
a)
Watershed
b)
River
c)
Run Off
d)
Rain
13.
Which states other than Virginia make up the Chesapeake Bay Watershed?
a)
Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama, Deleware
b)
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland
c)
North Carolina, Georgia, Florida
d)
Louisian, Texas, Ohio
14.
This body of water is usually freshwater and flows toward another body of water.
a)
ocean
b)
river
c)
bay
d)
lake
15.
This body of water is surrounded by land and often fed by rivers and/or streams, water is relatively still.
a)
ocean
b)
river
c)
bay
d)
lake
16.
This is a large body of water connected to a sea or ocean and mostly surrounded by land.
a)
ocean
b)
river
c)
bay
d)
lake
17.
In Virginia, we live very close to this ocean.
a)
Pacific
b)
Indian
c)
Atlantic
d)
Arctic
18.
This is a vast body of saltwater and covers approximately 70% of Earth’s surface.
a)
ocean
b)
river
c)
bay
d)
lake
19.
This river is mostly freshwater and flows through Richmond towards the Chesapeake Bay.
a)
Mississippi River
b)
James River
c)
Amazon River
d)
Potomac River
20.
We live near this bay and are part of its watershed.
a)
Green Bay
b)
San Francisco Bay
c)
Bay of Pigs
d)
Chesapeake Bay
21.
Why does a watershed address matter?
a)
Because we all live downstream, and we need to think about how we treat the water.
b)
Because water runs uphill.
c)
Because people who have sheds with water should tell us where it is.
d)
Because we have to know it for the SOL test in 5th grade.
22.
Watersheds are located only in mountainous areas with high rainfall
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Discharge from a pipe entering a river is point source pollution
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Fertilizer from people's yards is a point source pollution
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Overflow from a pipe at a sewage treatment plant is a point source pollution
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Which would increase the amount of runoff you get?
a)
Vegetation
b)
More plants
c)
Urban Development
27.
What do you call the land that water flows across, under, and through on its way to a body of water?
a)
Tributary
b)
River system
c)
Headwaters
d)
Watershed
28.
The Potomac River flows into which major watershed?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Bull Run
c)
Chesapeake Bay
d)
Broad Run
29.
Which state is not part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed?
a)
Maryland
b)
Virginia
c)
New York
d)
Kansas
30.
Wetlands are saturated (full of) water
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Wetlands are known as "transition zones"
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Which is NOT a kind of wetland?
a)
Swamp
b)
Marsh
c)
Bog
d)
Bay
33.
Which is NOT a kind of wetland?
a)
Swamp
b)
Marsh
c)
Bog
d)
Bay
34.
An estuary has this kind of water:
a)
Salt
b)
Fresh
c)
Salt and Fresh
d)
None of the above
35.
What do you call an area of higher ground that separates watersheds?
a)
River
b)
Divide
c)
Tributary
d)
Flood Plain
36.
True or false: a divide is always a mountain
a)
True
b)
False
37.
The land area that supplies water to a river system is called a
a)
water table
b)
trailer
c)
house
d)
watershed
38.
Which stage does ground water try to return to the ocean or soak into the ground?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
39.
Fresh water is about what percentage of water?
a)
2%
b)
5%
c)
1%
d)
10%
40.
Rainwater running off a parking lot after a storm is point source pollution
a)
True
b)
False
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