Watersheds

Question 1

What watershed do we live in?

Answer 1

We live in the Potomac River watershed in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Question 2

What is a tributary?

Answer 2

Rivers or streams that flow into another body of water.

Question 3

What is estuary?

Answer 3

Bodies of water where fresh and salt water meet together and mix.

Question 4

What are the major tributaries?

Answer 4

• Susquehanna
• Choptank
• Patuxent
• Potomac
• Rappahannock
• York
• James.

Question 5

What are the states in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed?

Answer 5

• New York
• Pennsylvania
• Delaware
• Maryland
• Virginia
• West Virginia
• A nonstate which is Washington DC.

Question 6

How big is the Chesapeake Bay Watershed?

Answer 6

64,000 square miles.

Question 7

What’s a ridgeline or divide?

Answer 7

The highest point in a watershed where rain flows down from.

Question 8

What is a floodplain?

Answer 8

A wide flat area that borders rivers or streams.

Question 9

What is the average depth of the Chesapeake Bay?

Answer 9

21 feet

Question 10

What is a watershed?

Answer 10

An area of land that drains into a specific body of water.

Question 11

What is a forest

Answer 11

a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth

Question 12

What does impervious mean

Answer 12

unable to be affected by.

Question 13

Where are flood plains generally located by a river?

Answer 13

Flood plains are generally located by a bend in a river.

Question 14

What is a river system.

Answer 14

A river and all of it’s tributaries.

Question 15

What is runoff?

Answer 15

The water that flows over and and is not absorbed.

Question 16

What sometimes causes erosion by a river?

Answer 16

Swiftly moving Water

Question 17

What is an impervious surface?

Answer 17

A surface where runoff is not able to be absorbed.

Question 18

What is a pervious surface?

Answer 18

A surface where runoff is able to be aborbed.

Question 19

What are the three main watershed ins Virginia?

Answer 19

The Chesapeake Bay Watershed, the Mississippi River Watershed and the North Carolina Sounds Watershed.

Question 20

What is the LJMS Watershed Chain?

Answer 20

Accotink Creek, Accotink River, Potomac River

Question 21

What is non-point source pollution.

Answer 21

Pollution that can’t be traced back to the source of the pollution.

Question 22

What are some examples of point source pollution?

Answer 22

• Pollution from a factory

- Water coming out of a pipe from a sewage treatment plant

Question 23

What are some example of non-point source pollution?

Answer 23

• Pesticides from a farm
• Dirt from a construction site
• Fertilizers from a golf course
• Soap from washing your car

(Anything that gets into waterways from runoff is generally non-point pollution)

Question 24

What is a sewer?

Answer 24

A sewer is a pipe that carries human waste through water.

Question 25

What is a storm drain?

Answer 25

A storm drain is a point where runoff flows in a developed area.

Question 26

What is the term called when it is the point where runoff only flows down from there on a campus?

Answer 26

Highest Point

Question 27

What is the term called when this is the base point on which runoff flows on a campus?

Answer 27

Lowest Point

Question 28

What is the definition of erosion?

Answer 28

The process of rock and/or dirt getting worn away from natural processes over a period of time.

Question 29

Is runoff that goes into a storm drain treated before being pumped out into a river?

Answer 29

No

Question 30

Is waste that goes into a sewer treated before being pumped out into a river?

Answer 30

Yes

Question 31

What factors can be included as non-point and point source pollution?

Answer 31

- Decreases water quality | - Harms plant and animal life

Question 32

What is a Biome?

Answer 32

A geographical area that has similar climate precipitation and animals

Question 33

Do you freshwater have salt?

Answer 33

They have little to no salt

Question 34

What are animal adaptations in the freshwater

Answer 34

Gills, streamlined bodies for swimming

Question 35

What do plants do in the freshwater

Answer 35

They float on top of the water

Question 36

What area of earths does the marine cover

Answer 36

75%

Question 37

What type of water does it have

Answer 37

Salty

Question 38

What are some animal adaptations in the marine

Answer 38

Gills, streamlined bodies for swimming, and bright colors

Question 39

What do plants do in the marine

Answer 39

They attached to the ocean floor or rocks, for example seaweed

Question 40

What is the desert biome like

Answer 40

Rocky and Sandy soil and very dry with little rain

Question 41

What are some adaptations of plants and animals (desert)

Answer 41

They've adapted to the dry weather and hot and temperatures

Question 42

What are some more in adaptations of plants in the desert

Answer 42

They can store water for long periods of time, and they have extensive roots

Question 43

Animal adaptations in the desert

Answer 43

Have ability to store water and fat for long periods of time

Question 44

What Byam has all four seasons

Answer 44

G temperate decidious forest

Question 45

What did the trees do in the TDF

Answer 45

They lose their leaves in the fall and regrow them in the spring

Question 46

What do animals do in the TDF

Answer 46

Many of them migrate during the winter

Question 47

What are some characteristics of the grasslands

Answer 47

There is not enough rain to support the growth of trees. There are many small shrubs and grasses

Question 48

What are some adaptations of animals in the grasslands

Answer 48

They graze during the day in order to see predators, and they eat grass

Question 49

What else does a grassland have

Answer 49

Very rich soil because of the decomposition of grass

Question 50

What are some characteristics of the tropical rain forest

Answer 50

__GREATEST/LARGEST_______________ variety of plants and animals b. Located __NEAR_________ the ____EQUATOR_________________ c. Very __HOT________ and ____HUMID____________ climate d. Constant ___TEMPERATURE__________________ (~80°F) and rainfall all year long

Question 51

What are some adaptations of animals in the TF

Answer 51

Animals have adapted to live in the treetop canopy

Question 52

What are some adaptations of plants in the TF

Answer 52

The trees have broad leaves to catch as much sunlight as possible

Question 53

What are some characteristics of the tundra

Answer 53

Very cold environment with long dark winters, permafrost a layer of permanently frozen subsoil, less than 10 inches of precipitation per year,

Question 54

What are some adaptations animals in the tundra

Answer 54

They have thick fur, they have blubber, and they hibernate during the coldest months

Question 55

What are some adaptations of plants in the tundra

Answer 55

The leaves change color, it's treeless, and small shrubs grow close to the ground in groupsto escape the cold wind

Question 56

What is the tiaga also called

Answer 56

The evergreen forest

Question 57

What are some characteristics of the evergreen forest

Answer 57

It's the world's largest Byam, it is warmer and wetter than the tundra which is two it's north, The precipitation is mostly snow

Question 58

What are some plant adaptations in the evergreen forest

Answer 58

Leaves have a waxy coating to protect water loss, needlelike leaves do not allow snow to fall on top of them, trees do not lose their leaves, andthey have a dark green color to absorb as much solar energy as possible

Question 59

What are some animal adaptations in the evergreen forest

Answer 59

Thick fur, some animals hibernate during the colder months, andsome migrate to warm areas

Question 60

List the four factors that can affect the climate of an area

Answer 60

Pelt: precipitation, latitude, temperature, and elevation

Question 61

What are the two Byam is it the richest soil

Answer 61

Grasslands and temperate deciduous forest