Virginia's Natural Resources Review

Which of the following is not a natural resource of Virginia?

• watersheds

• minerals

• land

• transportation

• soil

True or False. Natural Resources are not necessary or useful to humans.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

True or False. Many natural resources are distributed unevenly around the planet.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which watershed covers approximately half of Virginia's land area?

• The Gulf of Mexico

• The James

• The North Carolina Sounds

• The Chesapeake Bay

What is a watershed?

• A place that holds water for a certain amount of time.

• A large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.

• An area of land over which surface water flows to a single collection place.

• A small building that holds water to be used.

What are the three major Watersheds in Virginia?

• The James

• The North Carolina Sounds

• The Gulf of Mexico

• The Chesapeake Bay

• The Potomac

Richmond, Virginia is a part of the _______ Watershed.

• Roanoke

• James

• Alexandria

• Rappohannock

What are Virginia's water resources?

• Lakes

• Rivers

• The Pacific Ocean

• Bays

• The Atlantic Ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

True or False. Virginia has a poor variety of plant and animal resources.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Plants provide all of the following except -

• Materials for Shelter

• Add Carbon Dioxide to the air

• Habitat

• Food