The Role of Watersheds Quick Check

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Question
Which of these is not a correct definition of a watershed?(1 point)
Responses

An imaginary line that divides one watershed from another.
An imaginary line that divides one watershed from another.

A body of water that all the rainfall in an area drains into.
A body of water that all the rainfall in an area drains into.

An area where any rain that falls drains into the same body of water.

Answer 1

An area where any rain that falls drains into the same body of water.

Answer 2

Which watershed does the Shenandoah River flow into?(1 point)
Responses

The Mississippi River watershed
The Mississippi River watershed

The Atlantic Ocean watershed
The Atlantic Ocean watershed

The Chesapeake Bay watershed
The Chesapeake Bay watershed

The North Carolina Sounds watershed

Answer 3

The Chesapeake Bay watershed

Answer 4

Which of these terms means an area of low-lying, marshy land?(1 point)
Responses

wetlands
wetlands

tundra
tundra

alpine
alpine

grassland

Answer 5

wetlands

Answer 6

Wetland health can be affected by many factors. Which word is used for factors not caused by plants or animals?(1 point)
Responses

bionic
bionic

biotic
biotic

antibiotic
antibiotic

abiotic

Answer 7

abiotic