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Watersheds in Virginia

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What three bodies of water do Virginia's watersheds lead to

a)

Chesapeake Bay

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

North Carolina Sounds

d)

Atlantic Ocean

2.

What does a watershed divide do?

a)

It divides two rivers

b)

It divides two watersheds

c)

It divides water causing it to travel towards a specific body of water

d)

It divides planets

3.

The more tributaries a body of water has the ______________ that body of water will be.

a)

lighter

b)

darker

c)

smaller

d)

larger

4.

When the water rises to high in a river is flows into the __________________.

a)

divide

b)

tributary

c)

Flood plain

d)

estuary

5.

If a tributary is polluted it will cause

a)

the body of water it leads to, to become polluted.

b)

the body of water it leads to, to become cleaner.

c)

the body of water it leads to, to become smaller.

d)

the body of water it leads to, to become larger.

6.
Our watershed is part of a larger watershed called - 
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Mississippi Valley Watershed
c)
 Chesapeake Bay Watershed
d)
Abemarle Sound
7.
Areas on or below the earth's surface, where run off collects is called?
a)
Ocean
b)
Run off
c)
Aquifir
d)
Watershed
8.
When water flows across the surface of the earth it is called?
a)
Watershed
b)
River
c)
Run Off
d)
Rain
9.

What is the name of the watershed that we are a part of?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Chesapeake Bay

c)

Appalachian Plateau

d)

Potomac River

10.

Which geographic region has the least impact on the water quality of Chesapeake Bay?

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Piedmont

c)

Blue Ridge Mountains

d)

Appalachian Plateau