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Virginia Facts
100
Approximately long is the Bay?
200 miles long
100
What is another name for the crab's protective shell?
carapace
100
What animals act as water filters by straining algae for food?
oysters
100
What is an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers or any water body?
Watershed
100

What is Virginia's current capital city?

Richmond

200
What six states, along with Washington DC, are part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed?
Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaraware, and New York
200
How do crabs get oxygen from the water?
gills
200
What birds stand about 4 feet tall and have long necks and legs? (HINT: They act as a symbol of the Chespeake Bay on license plates.)
Great Blue Heron
200
What is a river or stream called that flows into another larger body of water?
Tributary
200

How many counties does Maryland have?

95
300

Name one major river that flows into the Chesapeake Bay?

Susquehana River, Potomac River, York River or James River

300

What is the best way to tell if a blue crab is a male or female?

Male underbellies have a tall, skinny apron, whereas females have are wider apron to hold eggs

300
What fish are well known for the 7 or 8 continious lines on the sides of their bodies?
striped bass
300
Aquatic anthropods that have a hard shell or crust are called what?
crustaceans
300

What was the first capital of Virginia?

Jamestown

400
The Susquehanna River, Potomac River, and James River make up what percent of the water that drains to the Chespeake Bay?
80%
400

What are baby blue crabs called?

zoea or plankton

400
What creatures in the Chesapeake Bay have gelatinous bodies and tentacles that can sting?
Jellyfish
400
What is the water in the Chesapeake Bay called since it is a mixture of salt and fresh water?
Brackish water
400

What is the official state bird for Virginia?

Northern Cardinal

500
What kind of water is in the Chesapeake Bay?
Brackish water
500

What is the standard life span for a blue crab?

3-4 years 

500

What kind of turtle lives in tidal portions of the Chesapeake Bay?

Diamondback Terrapin

500
What do you call the chemicals or other waste that is deposited into the Chesapeake Bay that could be harmful to the ecosystem?
Pollution
500

What is the official state flower of Virginia?

American Dogwood