Watersheds Quiz

Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor?

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Water

• Plants

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What is a watershed?

• A place where fresh and salt water mix

• An area of land in which precipitation collects and then flows and drains into one body of water

• A lowland habitat with standing vegetation

• A smaller river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream

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What is a wetland?

• An area of higher ground separating two adjacent streams

• A lowland habitat with a shallow layer of water which still permits standing vegetation

• A smaller river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream

• Precipitation that travels across the surface of the earth

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What is an estuary?

• An area of higher ground separating two adjacent streams

• A place where fresh and salt water mix

• A smaller river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream

• Water that has seeped into the soil

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What is a tributary?

• An area of higher ground separating two adjacent streams

• A smaller river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream

• Precipitation that travels across the surface of the earth

• Water that has seeped into the soil

What is runoff?

• Water that has seeped into the soil

• The chemical or mechanical breaking down of rocks or materials

• Precipitation that travels across the surface of the earth in uncontrolled streams, rivers, drains, or sewers

• An area of higher ground separating two adjacent streams

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What is groundwater?

• Water that has seeped into the soil and is stored underground between particles of rocks and soil

• Precipitation that travels across the surface of the earth

• A smaller river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream

• An area of higher ground separating two adjacent streams

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What is weathering?

• Water that has seeped into the soil

• The chemical or mechanical breaking down of rocks or materials

• Precipitation that travels across the surface of the earth

• An area of higher ground separating two adjacent streams

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What watershed is in Virginia?

• James River

• Chesapeake Bay

• Staunton River

• Dan River