Water Review

Salinity is the amount of _____________ found in water.

• Calcium

• Oxygen

• Salt

• Hydrogen

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A basin-like formation defined by highpoints and divides that descends into lower elevation is a/an

• water table

• watershed

• aquifer

• permeable rock layer

Most of the water on Earth is found in

• Lakes

• Oceans

• Rivers

• Glaciers

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An aquifer must contain a permeable layer of rock, sand, or soil. Which is true about a permeable rock layer?

• It contains little pore space.

• The water cannot move freely.

• There are pores, but they aren't connected.

• There are pores, and they are connected.

When trash is dumped into the water ways, it mixes physically witht the water. What type of pollution is this?

• Agricultural

• Surface

• Thermal

• Chemical

The type of pollution where the temperature levels rise causing a decrease in dissolved oxygen is called ___________ pollution.

• Chemical

• Thermal

• Surface

• Agricultural

A place in the ground where water flows to the surface without being pumped is called an artesian well. What force moves the water to the surface?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Air Resistance

• Tension

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When pollutants are introduced into the environment over a large area, it is called __________?

• Point Source Pollution

• Non-Point Source Pollution

Which type of water is more susceptible to pollution?

• Surface Water

• Ground Water

What causes the water table to rise and fall?

• more rain to rise and drought to fall

• more rain to fall and drought to rise

• the sun to rise and fall

• Increase in wind and clouds to rise and fall

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4