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Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 14mins
Henrico county is part of which of Virginia's MAJOR watershed systems?
None of these
Animals
Wetland
What major river watershed are we a part of at QMS?
An area between dry land and water that is regularly saturated with ground water or surface water is called -
Forest Buffer
Wetland
Retention Pond
Stream
An area of land that drains into one body of water is called -
a watershed
a wetland
a forest buffer
an estuary
The four major rivers of Virginia are...
The Susquehanna, Potomac, York and James
The Potomac, Rappahannock, York and James
The Potomac, Anacostia, York and James
The Potomac, Anacostia, Susquehanna and York
How many states are in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed?
2
3
5
6
Wetlands are important to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed because they...
reduce sediment pollution
increase water temperature
increase nutrient pollution
Increase runoff
Wetlands help control flooding by
absorbing runoff from heavy rains
collecting water behind dams
providing natural water filtration
quickly releasing water
