Earth's Water Review

Precipitation that sinks into the ground becomes ​ ________ .

• runoff

• groundwater

• lakes

• oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Precipitation that does NOT sink into the ground becomes _______.

• runoff

• groundwater

• lakes

• oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water moving between the atmosphere and the earth's surface is the ______.

• groundwater

• thermocline

• water cycle

• currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A river that joins another river is known as a _______.

• lake

• stream

• runoff

• tributary

When a roof of a cave collapses, a ______ forms.

• lake

• trench

• continental slope

• sinkhole

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The top of the groundwater layer is the ___________.

• water table

• water cycle

• currents

• reservior

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water can sink into the ground because the soil is very _________.

• thick

• porous

• thin

• dirty

The land area in which runoff drains into a large river is a _________.

• ocean

• tributary

• drainage basin

• geyser

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An artificial lake made by building a dam is a ________.

• lake

• ocean

• reservior

• water table

A ridge that separates drainage basins is a ______.

• mid-ocean ridge

• seamount

• trench

• divide