Ch 1 Water Planet Test Review

The water table is the top of the _____.

• saturated zone

• unsaturated zone

• aquifer

• artesian well

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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the land area that supplies water to a river system is called ____

• divide

• watershed

• wetland

• tributary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

what is the energy source that drives the water cycle?

• sun

• ocean

• gravity

• tides

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

a molecule with electrically charged parts is a ____

• nonpolar molecule

• solution

• polar molecule

• gas

where on Earth is freshwater found?

• icebergs

• rivers and lakes

• groundwater

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

what characteristic of water explains why it has many unusual properties?

• water is a nonpolar molecule

• water is a polar molecule

• water molecules do not have electrically charged areas

• water is not a molecule

wetlands help control floods by absorbing what?

• silt and water

• extra runoff

• nutrients

• water materials

More than 97% of Earth's total water supply is found in ___

• ice sheets

• atmosphere

• oceans

• groundwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which is a process that occurs in the water cycle?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• all of the above

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Why don't plants normally grow on the bottom of deep lakes?

• the water is too salty

• the water is too cold

• photosynthesis does not occur in water

• there is not enough sunlight for photosynthesis to occur

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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