water table and watershed retest

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What is a watershed?

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An area of land where all the water drains into a common waterway.

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Which of these is a benefit of watersheds? They make the land dry, They help manage water resources, They stop the water cycle

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They help manage water resources

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What is the role of a watershed in the water cycle?

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It collects and channels water to larger bodies of water.

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What is the largest watershed in Virginia?

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The Chesapeake Bay Watershed

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What is the best definition of aquifer?

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an underground layer of permeable (that is, water-bearing) rock

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Which diagram shows the correct water flow patterns of watersheds? Options: mountains and hills -> creeks ->rivers -> ponds, lakes or oceans, ponds, lakes or oceans -> rivers -> creeks -> mountains and hills, rivers -> ponds, lakes or oceans -> creeks -> mountains and hills, mountains and hills -> ponds, lakes or oceans -> creeks -> rivers

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mountains and hills -> creeks ->rivers -> ponds, lakes or oceans