Chesapeake Bay Watershed---SOL Review
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- Q 1/30Score 0An area where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean is called an...29estuaryecosystemwatershedwater quality
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- Q1An area where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean is called an...estuaryecosystemwatershedwater quality30s
- Q2An ________ is made up of living community and nonliving factors that affect it.ecosystemwater qualitywatershedestuary30s
- Q3________ is the wearing away of land by the action of soil being moved by wind or water.depositionweatheringerosion30s
- Q4________ is an area of land that drains into a body of water like the Chesapeake Bay.water qualityecosystemwatershedestuary30s
- Q5Areas of ________, such as ridgelines and divides, separate watersheds.lower elevationshigher elevations30s
- Q6The ________ is the largest estuary in the United States.Atlantic OceanChesapeake BayMississippi RiverJames River30s
- Q7Testing the ________ is the most helpful way to determine the health of an ecosystem.ecosystem's weatherwater quality of an ecosystemtemperature of an ecosystemanimals living in an ecosystem30s
- Q8The ________ form the western edge of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.Grand CanyonAppalachian MountainsMount EverestShenandoah Mountains30s
- Q9A ________ is an area where the soil is usually wet or covered with water.Dead Zonegroundwaterwetlandestuary30s
- Q10An estuary's water is ________ since fresh and salt water are mixed together by tides.saltybrackishpollutedfresh30s
- Q11A ________ is a smaller stream or river that flows into a larger body of water.tributaryflood plainsedimentlake30s
- Q12An area of the Chesapeake Bay where all oxygen has been taken out of the water is called a...WatershedEstuaryFlood PlainDead Zone30s
- Q13Underwater plants called ________ are critical to oxygen levels and food chains.river burchalgaebay grassesferns30s
- Q14________ is a small plant-like organism that grows in water.river birchalgaefernsbay grasses30s
- Q15________ are important to bay health, because they help to filter the water.algaestripped bassoystersstarfish30s
