Free Printable SWYK LGC- Virginia's Watersheds

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SWYK LGC- Virginia's Watersheds

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name

Class

Date

What three bodies of water do Virginia's watersheds lead to

Chesapeake Bay

Gulf of Mexico

North Carolina Sounds

Atlantic Ocean

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

it serves as the winter home for tundra swans, Canadian geese, and a variety of other ducks

some species of freshwater fish come down from the rivers to spawn in the bay

Which states other than Virginia make up the Chesapeake Bay Watershed?

Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama, Deleware

New York, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland

North Carolina, Georgia, Florida

Louisian, Texas, Ohio

All of the following rivers flow into the Chesapeake Bay watershed except _________________?

Potomac

York

Mississippi

Rappahannock

What kind of water is found in the Atlantic Ocean?

fresh water

salt water

brackish water

dirty water

What kind of water is found in the Chesapeake Bay?

fresh water

salt water

brackish water

dirty water

Most of Virginia's water drains into the.....

James River

Rappahannock River

Potomac River

Chesapeake Bay

Which major Virginia watershed is green on this map?

Gulf of Mexico Watershed

Chesapeake Bay Watershed

North Carolina Sounds Watershed

Which major Virginia watershed is pink on this map?

Gulf of Mexico Watershed

Chesapeake Bay Watershed

North Carolina Sounds Watershed

10.

Where is water most likely to become contaminated?

forest

near a cattle farm

near a dam

at the bottom of the ocean

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SWYK LGC- Virginia's Watersheds

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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