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1.  The Chesapeake Bay got it's name from the Algonquin Indians who called it "Chesepiooc", which means:

A.  Spooky depths below
B.  Great shellfish bay
C.  Best port in the world
D.  Natural treasure

2.  The Chesapeake Bay Watershed is made up of six states. Which of the following is NOT one of them:

A.  New York
B.  Delaware
C.  New Jersey
D.  West Virginia
E.  Pennsylvania

3.  The Chesapeake Bay was formed ten thousand years ago when:

    A.  melting glaciers caused the sea level to rise and flood the lower Susquehanna River Valley.
    B.  construction workers from Maryland and Virginia dug through a natural dam to allow the Atlantic Ocean to flow north.
    C.  a huge monsoon flooded the eastern coast of Maryland and Virginia.
    D.  the continental plates shifted, causing a valley which filled up with rain and ocean seawater.

4.  The Chesapeake Bay is the largest and most valuable estuary in the United States.

    A.  True
    B.  False

5.  The Chesapeake Bay is home to a variety of species, including birds. Which of the following would you NOT see in a habitat of the Bay?


A.  Caspian Tern
B.  Herring Gull

C.  Sanderling
D.  Clay-colored Sparrow

6.  The Chesapeake Bay receives about half its water volume from the Atlantic Ocean. The other half comes from:

A.  rain
B.  hydrochloric acid
C.  freshwater springs that flow upward from continental faults
D.  the Pacific Ocean

7.  How many people live in the Chesapeake Bay watershed?

A.  15 million
B.  1 million
C.  750,000
D.  123 million

8.  The definition of an estuary is:

A.  a body of water that feeds into the ocean
B.  a bay that is surrounded on three sides by land
C.  a semi-enclosed body of water where fresh and salt water meet
D.  a body of brackish water

9.  The three different geological provinces that are a part of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem are:

A.  Atlantic Coastal Plain, Piedmont Plateau, and Appalachian Mountains
B.  Pacific Coastal Plain, Piedmont Plateau, and Appalachian Mountains
C.  Atlantic Coastal Plain, Eastern Wetland, and Appalachian Mountains
D.  Tidal Beaches, Eastern Wetland, and Appalachian Mountains

10.  The average depth of the Chesapeake Bay is:

A.  13 ft.
B.  45 ft.
C.  27 ft.
D.  83 ft.


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