Chesapeake Bay

What is a watershed?

• A collection of rivers and streams

• An area of land that drains into a river, lake, or other body of water

• A group of large and small lakes

• Another name for a bay

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What is NOT another name for an estuary?

• bay

• harbor

• marsh

• inlet

How big is the Chesapeake Bay watershed?

• 100,000 miles

• 1 million miles

• 52,000 miles

• 64,000 miles

The Chesapeake Bay supports crabs, oysters, ospreys, and otters.

• True

• False

How can the bay help us? (select 2 answers)

• Protect against erosion and flooding

• Help grow crops

• Provide us with drinking water

• Provide us with seafood

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In one day, how much water can a single adult oyster filter?

• 50 gallons

• 100 gallons

• 20 gallons

• 1000 gallons

______ is pollution that enters the water during storms

List two ways you can help protect the bay

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3