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Unit 8 - LT 1 Watersheds

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ___________________ is the area of land that collects runoff and channels it into a main river.

a)

peninsula

b)

tributary

c)

groundwater

d)

watershed

2.

What is a tributary?

a)

a small stream that flows into a larger stream

b)

all the lakes in an area

c)

a map of the hills and valleys in an area

d)

a measurement of the amount of salt in water

3.

Areas of higher elevation that separate watersheds are called ---

a)

divides

b)

canyons

c)

plates

d)

tributaries

4.

Which number best represents a floodplain?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

Tributaries are made up of ________________ and ____________.

a)

rivers and streams

b)

lakes and streams

c)

rivers and lakes

d)

bays and rivers

6.

Water flows from _____ to _____ until it reaches a body of water.

a)

low points to high points

b)

high points to low points

7.

All water eventually empties into ---

a)

an ocean

b)

a river

c)

the ground

d)

a lake

8.

The largest watershed in Virginia is the ---

a)

Chesapeake Bay

b)

North Carolina Sound

c)

Gulf of Mexico

9.

Where do all three of VA's major watersheds ultimately drain to?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

10.

Which watershed is number 1 on the map?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

North Carolina Sounds

c)

Chesapeake Bay

d)

All of the above

11.

What watershed is number 3 on the map?

a)

North Carolina Sounds

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Chesapeake Bay

d)

All of the above

12.

What watershed is number 2 on the map?

a)

North Carolina Sounds

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Chesapeake Bay

d)

All of the above

13.

Which watershed is Prince William County located in?

a)

Mississippi River Watershed

b)

Potomac River Watershed

c)

Shenandoah River Watershed

d)

James River Watershed

14.

Which watershed is the largest in Virginia?

a)

York Watershed

b)

Shenandoah Watershed

c)

James River Watershed

d)

Albemarle Sound Watershed

15.

All living things or organisms in an ecosystem are

a)

None

b)

biotic factors

c)

abiotic factors

16.

Which of the following is NOT a biotic factor?

a)

Coyote

b)

air

c)

elephant

17.

Is a deer an abiotic or biotic factor?

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

18.

Abiotic means ____________.

a)

life/ living

b)

not-living

19.

Is a rock considered abiotic or biotic?

a)

Abiotic

b)

biotic

c)

neither

20.

Is your temperature considered abiotic or biotic?

a)

Abiotic

b)

biotic

c)

neither

21.

Is a tree considered abiotic or biotic?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

c)

Neither