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WorksheetsVirginia Watersheds
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 42mins
The Chesapeake Bay is important to the larger ocean ecosystem because...
it is the largest habitat for blue crabs in the United States
It provides spawning grounds, nursery beds, and feeding grounds for many species of ocean creatures
Which is the best action to help protect water resources in Virginia?
Put hazardous waste in with house trash.
Rinse spilled gasoline with a hose.
Organize a river cleanup program.
Virginina has many different water resources. Which has fresh water?
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic Ocean
Lakes & Rivers
What is a river?
A natural large stream of flowing freshwater
A saltwater inlet of the ocean
What is a body of water that is surrounded by land?
lake
ocean
Which watershed is this?
York
James
Which states other than Virginia make up the Chesapeake Bay Watershed?
Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama, Deleware
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland
All water eventually empties into
an ocean
a lake
the ground
Water that flows along Earth's surface to eventually return to the ocean is called ___.
Runoff
Storm drain
Tributary
What is a body of water that combines freshwater from rivers and lakes with saltwater from the ocean?
Estuary
Floodplain
Tributary
What is a channel of water that flows into a larger one?
Tributary
Floodplain
Wetland
Which watershed is the largest in the United States?
Mississippi River Watershed
Potomac River Watershed
Which larger watershed is the Potomac Watershed part of?
Mississippi River Watershed
Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Which watershed is the largest in Virginia?
York Watershed
Shenandoah Watershed
James River Watershed
Select the 3 bodies of water that Virginia watersheds drain into.
Chesapeake Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Albemarle Sound
What is a watershed?
The path water takes once it rains until it returns to the ocean.
An old cabin near a river
What is the largest watershed in Virginia?
Roanoke River Watershed
James River Watershed
Which ocean does our watershed travel to?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
What are some things humans do that hurt watersheds?
Litter
Flush medicines
Pick up trash
You can conserve water by ...
Turning water off when not using it.
Taking showers instead of baths.
Running the faucet while you do something else
Washing your car every week.
Which watershed in Virginia does the Nottoway River flow into?
Big Sandy
Chowan
Which watershed is number 1 on the map?
Gulf of Mexico
Chesapeake Bay
What watershed is number 3 on the map?
North Carolina Sounds
Gulf of Mexico
What watershed is number 2 on the map?
North Carolina Sounds
Gulf of Mexico
A place where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean.
Estuary
Divide
The small rivers in this diagram to connect together represent...
Tributaries
Run-off
Which major Virginia watershed is pink on this map?
Gulf of Mexico Watershed
Chesapeake Bay Watershed
North Carolina Sounds Watershed
The yellow line on this map represents the boundary between the...
Gulf of Mexico & Chesapeake Bay Watersheds
Chesapeake Bay & North Carolina Sounds Watersheds
North Carolina Sounds & Gulf of Mexico Watersheds
The yellow line on this map represents a...
Tributary
Divide
Estuary
Farmville is located in the __ watershed.
James
Meherrin
Which of the following major rivers drain into the Chesapeake Bay?
James River
Rappahannock RIver
York River
Potomac River
What is it called when creeks and smaller rivers join together to make a larger river?
River Systems
Topography
Groundwater
The health of an ecosystem is directly related to the:
Amount of food in the area
Amount of animals in the area
Water quality
All of the following are examples of wetlands:
Bogs
Swamps
Marshes
Brackish water is:
Salty
Fresh
A mix of salty and fresh
Biotic means:
Living
Non-living
Man made
What is an area of higher elevation that separates watersheds?
Estuary
Divide
Wetland
What is a watershed?
Land that water flows over and through
Water that is salty
What is a partially enclosed body of water that has a mixture of salt water from the ocean and fresh water from rivers and streams?
Estuary
Watershed
Tributary
What is all the water that runs off the surface of the land and washes into rivers, streams, and other waterways called?
Runoff
Storm Drain
Tributary
What is another word to describe the water found in an estuary like the Chesapeake Bay?
Organic
Brackish
