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Watershed Vocab

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  • Small streams or creek that feed into larger bodies of water
    Tributaries
  • Many tributaries come together to make a....?
    River system
  • What watershed do we belong to in northern virigina?
    Chesapeake Bay
  • A factor that is not alive, was not alive and never came from a living thing?
    Abiotic factor
  • Why is the Chesapeake bay important?
    1. wildlife habitat 2. recreation for people 3. food 4. prevents flooding during extreme wether
  • What is our watershed address?
    Horsepen creek > broad run > potomac river > chesapeake bay
  • What are watersheds named for?
    The body of water they drain into
  • A surface that CAN absorb water
    Pervious surface
  • A factor that controls what can or cannot live in the environment?
    Limiting factor
  • Fertilize or goose poop can cause an increase in what chemical in the water?
    Nitrogen
  • Why is the nitrate tests show less nitrogen in the water in the aquariums now?
    The plants are absorbing the nitrogen
  • Which increases runoff more? Pervious or impervious surface
    Impervious surface
  • The natural weathering away of soil by wind and water
    Erosion
  • The loose soil particles that can get washed away into a river
    Sediment
  • An area of LAND that water flows down on its way to a body of water
    Watershed
  • A surface that CANNOT absorb water
    Impervious Surface
  • A high point of land like a hill or mountain that separates watersheds
    Ridgeline/divide
  • Something that is alive, was alive or came from a living thing?
    Biotic factor
  • The water that flows over the land on its way to a body of water
    Runoff
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