WorksheetsWatersheds, Wetlands, and Estuaries
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is a transition zone between dry land and a body of water? This place has saturated soil!
Tree canopies
Wetlands
Dry lands
Oceans
Select all environments that are considered a wetland
desert
swamp
bog
ocean
marsh
Select all ways that wetlands can maintain water quality
washing dishes in the river
filtering sediment
weathering rocks
hibernation of animals
breaking down pollutants
Select all important functions of wetlands within the choices below:
provides food and shelter for wildlife
reduces erosion by slowing down runoff
stores floodwater that reduces flooding
provides nesting and resting areas for migratory birds
The Chesapeake Bay is considered the most productive estuary in the US. How much money does the Chesapeake Bay bring in based on just fish and shellfish a year?
$8.5 million
$700 million
$850 million
$200 million
A watershed is an area of land that water flows across on its way to a stream, lake, wetland, or other body of water.
True
False
Out of the places below, select the ones where the 10 major watershed systems in Virginia lead to
Hudson River
Marianas Trench
Gulf of Mexico
Chesapeake Bay
North Carolina Sounds
These areas of higher elevation separate watersheds from each other
canyons
ridgelines
divides
valleys
You can find this at the edge of a watershed where fresh river waters mix the saltwater of the ocean
estuary
tributary
blueberries
estimate
water that is a combination of fresh water and saltwater
SALTY FRESH
muddy
dehydrated
brackish
What is the largest and most productive estuary in the United States?
Apalachicola Bay
Great Bay
Chesapeake Bay
Kachemak Bay
Select all the states that are a part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed:
New Hampshire
Delaware
Minnesota
West Virginia
California
This is the word for all of the smaller freshwater streams and rivers that feed into a larger stream or river
(JUST THE SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS)
estuaries
watergates
whirlpools
tributaries
Select all the rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay
York River
Columbia River
Ohio River
Jackson River
Rappahannock River
