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Watersheds, Wetlands, and Estuaries

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a transition zone between dry land and a body of water? This place has saturated soil!

a)

Tree canopies

b)

Wetlands

c)

Dry lands

d)

Oceans

2.

Select all environments that are considered a wetland

a)

desert

b)

swamp

c)

bog

d)

ocean

e)

marsh

3.

Select all ways that wetlands can maintain water quality

a)

washing dishes in the river

b)

filtering sediment

c)

weathering rocks

d)

hibernation of animals

e)

breaking down pollutants

4.

Select all important functions of wetlands within the choices below:

a)

provides food and shelter for wildlife

b)

reduces erosion by slowing down runoff

c)

stores floodwater that reduces flooding

d)

provides nesting and resting areas for migratory birds

5.

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?

a)

$8.5 million

b)

$700 million

c)

$850 million

d)

$200 million

6.

A watershed is an area of land that water flows across on its way to a stream, lake, wetland, or other body of water.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Out of the places below, select the ones where the 10 major watershed systems in Virginia lead to

a)

Hudson River

b)

Marianas Trench

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Chesapeake Bay

e)

North Carolina Sounds

8.

These areas of higher elevation separate watersheds from each other

a)

canyons

b)

ridgelines

c)

divides

d)

valleys

9.

You can find this at the edge of a watershed where fresh river waters mix the saltwater of the ocean

a)

estuary

b)

tributary

c)

blueberries

d)

estimate

10.

water that is a combination of fresh water and saltwater

a)

SALTY FRESH

b)

muddy

c)

dehydrated

d)

brackish

11.

What is the largest and most productive estuary in the United States?

a)

Apalachicola Bay

b)

Great Bay

c)

Chesapeake Bay

d)

Kachemak Bay

12.

Select all the states that are a part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed:

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Delaware

c)

Minnesota

d)

West Virginia

e)

California

13.

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)

a)

estuaries

b)

watergates

c)

whirlpools

d)

tributaries

14.

Select all the rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay

a)

York River

b)

Columbia River

c)

Ohio River

d)

Jackson River

e)

Rappahannock River