WorksheetsWatershed Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the LARGEST watershed in VA?
James River
Appomattox River
New River
Shenandoah River
What is the MAJOR watershed located in SW Virginia, area in blue?
Gulf of Mexico Watershed
Chesapeake Bay Watershed
NC Sounds Watershed
Atlantic Ocean
What is the correct order of the 4 rivers that drain to the Chesapeake Bay?
Potomac, Rappahannock, York, James
York, Potomac, James, Rappahannock
Rappahannock, James, Potomac, York
James, Rappahannock, Potomac, York
A/an __ is a community of biotic factors AND the abiotic factors that affect it.
wetlands
ecosystem
estuary
divide
What determines the type of ecosystem an area has?
abiotic factors such as temperature and precipitation
number of tributaries
rivers
water quality
Grass, bacteria, salmon, algae and seaweed are __ factors of an ecosystem.
nonliving
abiotic
biotic
green
What is the name of the MAJOR watershed in pink?
NC Sounds Watershed
Mississippi River Watershed
Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Gulf of Mexico Watershed
Where do all watersheds in Virginia ultimately drain towards?
Appomattox River
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
What is the name of the MAJOR watershed in green?
Chesapeake Bay Watershed
NC Sounds Watershed
Gulf of Mexico Watershed
Mississippi River Watershed
What is NOT a function of a wetlands?
filters pollution
causes pollution
controls erosion
prevents flooding
Which of the following is NOT an example of a wetland?
ocean
marsh
bog
swamp
What is the largest estuary in US?
Chesapeake Bay
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
James River
Where fresh water meets salt water and is a nursery for plants and animals is __.
wetlands
tributary
estuary
divide
Where would the water be MOST contaminated or polluted?
bottom of ocean
near a cattle farm
forest
by a wetland
How HEALTHY the water is
water quality
contaminated
water quantity
polluted
CHOOSE the 3 examples of WETLANDS
swamp
marsh
beach
bog
river
The HIGH grounds separating two watersheds is called __.
mountain
hill
multiplication
divide
Small creeks, streams, rivers that FEED into the main river is called __.
watershed
tributary
divide
estuary
What is Prince Edward's watershed?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
James River Watershed
Appomattox River Watershed
Which of the following would be an example of POINT 👇 POLLUTION?
pipe dumping wastewater into wetlands
cattle farm
public playground
McDonald's parking lot
