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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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