Hey kids, did you know? - Water always flows downhill.
- Water will keep flowing until it can't go any lower. The lowest parts of the earth are the oceans; water will keep flowing until it reaches an ocean.
- A slow moving river loops back and forth across the land as it finds the easiest way downhill. These bends in the river are called meanders.
| WATER-WISE QUIZ
How much do you know about water, its use and the Chesapeake Bay? Try our "Water-wise Quiz." (Answers are found at the end of the page.) | 1. The surface of the earth is 70% water? True______ False______ 2. In the Hydrologic (water) cycle, what is it called when plants give off water? A: Evaporation B: Precipitation C: Transpiration 3. 50% of the earth's water is suitable for drinking? True______ False______ 4. The Chesapeake Bay is the smallest estuary in North America? True______ False______ 5. The Earth contains exactly the same amount of water as it did 1 million years ago. True______ False______ 6. The eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay is saltier because the spinning of the earth causes salt water entering the Bay to curve toward the Eastern Shore? True______ False______ 7. Clear water is always clean water? True______ False______ 8. Horseshoe crabs are most closely related to: A: Spiders B: Turtles C: Blue Crabs 9. 46 principle rivers flow into the Chesapeake Bay. True______ False______ 10. The Chesapeake Bay watershed includes parts of 6 states and Washington, DC? True______ False______ HOW DID WE GET SO SMART? Water and Chesapeake Bay facts can be found in a variety of fun books in your local library. We recommend the following books: |
| TITLE | AUTHOR | PUBLISHER | COMMENTS | | Waterman's Child | Barbara Mitchell | Leethrop, Lee, & Shepard New York, NY 1998 | A grandmother's tales of her family's life as fishermen. | | Chesapeake Bay Walk | David Owen | Cornell Maritime Press New York, NY 1998 | none available. | | Sam, the tale of the Chesapeake Bay Rockfish | Kristina Henry | Tidewater Publishers Centreville, MD 1997 | A story about one of our most treasured resources. | | Oyster Moon | Margaret Meacham | Tidewater Publishers Centreville, MD 1997 | an exciting blend of mystery & history, set on Maryland's Eastern Shore. | | Waterman's Boy | Susan Sharpe | Bradbury Press New York, NY 1990 | Becoming a waterman, a way of life already under siege, is facing another danger. | | The Day They Left The Bay | Mick Blackstone | Acropolis Book, Ltd. Washington, DC 1988 | When the bay's animals leave their hoes, a boy convinces the people how to get them back. | | The Magic School Bus At The Waterworks | Joanne Cole | Scholastic, Inc. New York, NY 1986 | Ms. Frizzle's class boards the school bus for the waterworks. | | Chadwick The Crab | Priscilla Cummings | Tidewater Publishers Centreville, MD 1986 | One of the Chadwick series. |
| TITLE | AUTHOR | PUBLISHER | COMMENTS | | Follow The Water From Brook To Ocean | Authur Dorros | Harper Collins Publishers New York, NY 1991 | Follow water from a brook, to a stream, to a river, and finally to an ocean. | | Awesome Chesapeake: A Kid's Guide to the Bay | David Owen Bell | Tidewater Publishers Centreville, MD 1994 | How much do you know about the Bay? | | The Big Green Book | Fred Pearce | Grosset & Dunlap New York, NY 1991 | Explains a range of environmental problems, and how you can help | | 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do To Save The Earth | The Earth Works | GroupAndrews &McMeel Kansas City,MO 1990 | This is a "how to" book | | Rivers & Streams | April Pulley Sayre | Twenty-first Century Books New York, NY 1996 | A more technical book about rivers & streams. | | Rivers, Ponds and Lakes | Anita Ganeri | Dillon Press New York, NY 1991 | Looks at the habitat of rivers, ponds and lakes | | The Living Chesapeake | J. R. Schubel | Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore, MD 1981 | A collection of Chesapeake Bay essays & photographs. | | Protecting Our Rivers and Lakes | Rosa Costa-Pau | Chelsea House Publishers New York, NY 1994 | Explains in clear & simple terms the problems that effect the water cycle. | | Chesapeake Bay: Introduction to an ecosystem | EPA Bay Program | The Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 1995 | A simple scientific look at the bay. | | Everyday Is Earthday | Kathy Ross | Millbrook Press Brookfield, CT 1995 | What kids can do to help the Earth. | | Environmental Atlas of the USA | Mark T. Mattson | Scholastic Publishers New York, NY 1993 | none available | | Poisoned Water: Eye on the Environment | J.M. Patton | Rourke Book Company Vero, FL 1995 | part of the Eye on the Environment series. | | Cleaning Up Our Water | Linda Goldman | Children's Press Chicago, IL 1994 | Easy activities for kids. | | Saving Our Wetlands & Wildlife | Karan Liptek | Franklin Watts New York, NY 1991 | none available | | I Can Save The Earth | Anita Holmes | Julian Messner Publishers New York, NY 1993 | simple things kids can do to help to Earth. | Answers to "Water-wise Quiz:"
1-T, 2-C, 3-F, 4-F, 5-T,
6-T, 7-F, 8-A, 9-T, 10-T |
