Groundwater ES HW

What would cause the water table to lower?

• High rates of evaporation and transpiration

• Low rates of evaporation and transpiration

• Increasing amounts of runoff

• A heavy rainstorm with a lot of precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is infiltration?

• The process by which water sinks into the ground

• The zone where there are still air spaces left between the particles.

• The process by which water vapor turns into liquid water and forms fog or clouds.

• The process by which water does not sink into the ground, but rather travels along the surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which soil would have the greatest permeability rate after a rainstorm?

• sand (0.02 cm)

• silt (0.002 cm)

• clay (0.0002 cm)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which surface would have the most runoff from it after a rainstorm?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water that flows over the land to streams, rivers, and lakes

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

True/false: Almost everything that happens on land, has an impact on surface water and groundwater.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The ___________________ the grain size, the faster the water will move through the soil.

• more mixed
• smaller
• larger

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Sand sediments are usually more permeable than silt sediments because sand grains are...

• larger
• smoother
• rounder
• more soluble

Which diagram represents the soil with the greatest permeability?

• Choice 1
• Choice 2
• Choice 3
• Choice 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The section under the ground where water fills all of the spaces between soil particles is the ___________.

• belt of soil moisture

• zone of aeration

• zone of saturation

• water table

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1