Hydrology Vocabulary Quiz- Water Cycle and Water Distribution

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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A body of saline water that composes much of a planet's hydrosphere.
ocean
river
lake
aquifer
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A natural flowing water course, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river.
ocean
river
lake
aquifer
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An area filled with water, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land, apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake.
ocean
river
lake
aquifer
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Water that contains a high concentration of dissolved salts (mainly NaCl)
salt water
fresh water
runoff
glacier
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A wetland that is forested.
ocean
river
lake
swamp
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Water present beneath Earth's surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations.
ocean
river
lake
groundwater
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater.
ocean
aquifer
lake
river
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS3-1
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