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They help control floods by soaking water into their land.
a) wetlands
b) floodplains
c) estuaries
d) rivers

A flat area of land next to a river that is prone to flooding.
a) floodplain
b) tributary
c) estuary
d) aquifer

The area of a river near the Source (start).
a) upstream
b) downstream
c) mouth
d) none of these

The start of river or stream.
a) source
b) mouth
c) upstream
d) downstream

Water that soaks underground through infiltration is known as...
a) ground water
b) surface water
c) runoff
d) collection

Our watershed address is: Bull Run Creek - Potomac River - Chesapeake Bay - ?
a) Atlantic Ocean
b) Pacific Ocean
c) Arctic Ocean
d) Southern Ocean

Which watershed do we live in?
a) Chesapeake Bay
b) Gulf of Mexico
c) North Carolina Sound
d) We do not live in a watershed

A ridge that separates one watershed from another.
a) divide
b) tributary
c) river
d) aquifer

An area of land that drains into a river system.
a) watershed
b) aquifer
c) funnel
d) estuary

A partially enclosed body of water where freshwater and saltwater mix.
a) estuary
b) wetland
c) floodplain
d) river

Select the abiotic factor.
a) sunlight
b) Mrs. Sutton
c) trees
d) lion

When water evaporates from the leaves of plants.
a) transpiration
b) collection
c) condensation
d) precipitation

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