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Which is NOT a wetland?
a) fen
b) bog
c) swamp
d) oxbow lake

The place where freshwater and saltwater is a(n):
a) estuary
b) moat
c) swamp
d) fen

Which is NOT a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay?
a) Susquehanna River
b) Shenandoah River
c) York River
d) Potomac River

How do wetlands control floods?
a) Forming a dam
b) Absorbing runoff
c) Causing a drought
d) Forming levees

What is the only creature in an estuary that can change its behavior?
a) dragon flies
b) manatees
c) humans
d) shrimp

What is the largest estuary in the USA?
a) Mississippi River
b) Chesapeake Bay
c) Everglades
d) Continental Divide

Instrument that measures how clear the water is:
a) hydrometer
b) barometer
c) Secchi Disk
d) turbidity paper

An increase in nutrients in a body of water:
a) grass
b) eutrophication
c) algae
d) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Water from a sewer pipe goes to a water treatment plant.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

What is an example of a BMP?
a) sediment fence
b) caddis fly
c) oil spill
d) Big Murky Pond

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