Water sources, WED

Open spaces between soil particles that allow water to pass through

• Aquifer
• Well
• Pores
• Spores

Most water pollution is the result of __________________.

• natural processes
• animal waste
• human activities
• acid rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

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___________________ washes agricultural wastes, including animal wastes, fertilizers, and pesticides, into bodies of water, causing algae to grow.

• Runoff
• Peak flow
• Groundwater
• Municipal sewage

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Wastes produced by agriculture, households, industry, mining, and other human activities can end up in ______________.

• groundwater
• streams and rivers
• oceans
• All of these choices

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

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____________________ is stored in the spaces between soil and rock beneath the Earth's surface.

• Groundwater
• Ice
• Salt water
• Runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Because they have large connected pores, materials such as sand and gravel allow water to pass through.  This is known as 

• Permeable
• Impermeable

What is an underground layer of rock or soil filled with water called?

• Aquifer
• Spring
• Well
• Reservoir

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is the top of the water-filled spaces in the ground called?

• Groundwater
• Reservoir
• Water Table
• Well

What do we call the land area that supplies water to a river system?

• runoff
• recharge
• watershed
• valley

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What do we call water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking in?

• runoff
• discharge
• recharge
• tributary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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