All of these are abiotic factors EXCEPT — soil, sunlight, air quality, living organisms
living organisms
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An estuary is a wetland found —
where salt water mixes with fresh water
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What is NOT a function of a wetland?
Cleans water, nursery for wildlife, resting areas, controls flood, fun
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The above graphic depicts a transition zone between dry land and a river. One function of this transition zone is to provide food and shelter for wildlife and fish.
wetland
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What is the biggest estuary in the US
The Chesapeake Bay
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Estuaries are referred to as "nurseries of the sea" because they —
provide an excellent environment for organisms to raise their young (somethings along the lines of this is fine)
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A person poured oil into a creek at the starred location on the Virginia map. What major body of water would most likely be harmed?A person poured oil into a creek at the starred location on the Virginia map. What major body of water would?
Atlantic Ocean
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A person poured oil into a creek at the starred location on the Virginia map. What major body of water would most likely be harmed?
Gulf of Mexico
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What watershed in Virginia is labeled number 2?
Mississippi River Watershed
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What watershed in Virginia is labeled number 3?
North Carolina Sound Watershed
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Of the following choices, which watershed in Virginia is the largest?
James
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What term describes the action of smaller streams and rivers feeding into larger rivers of a watershed?
Tributaries
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The high ground between two watersheds is a —
divide
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Rock 3 is the smoothest rock in the picture above. Did this happen from a moving river or a still river?
Moving river
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The living community, and the non-living factors that affect it, are known as —