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Most of Virginia flows into the
a) Mississippi River
b) Lake Erie
c) Pacific Ocean
d) Chesapeake Bay

Colder water usually has more
a) oxygen
b) gold
c) helium
d) rocks

A land area from which a river and its tributaries collect their water
a) gullies
b) rivulets
c) drainage basin
d) puddles

A region draining into a river, river system, or body of water that supplies water is a
a) river
b) watershed
c) forest
d) tundra

The ______________ ________________ is sometimes called the headwaters.
a) river bend
b) river rapids
c) river mouth
d) river source

High ground between drainage basins is a __________________
a) add
b) multiply
c) divide
d) drainage basin

A bend in a river is called a(n)
a) oxbow lake.
b) delta.
c) divide.
d) meander.

A ______________ is a smaller river that joins a larger river.
a) tributary
b) peninsula
c) alluvial fan
d) bay

When traveling upstream, you are headed to the
a) wrist
b) elbow
c) source
d) mouth

Tomahawk Creek is in the what larger watershed
a) James
b) York
c) Potomac
d) Susquehanna

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