S7 U3 A08 Aquifer Video Review

What natural resource does an aquifer hold?

• Water

• Copper

• Petroleum

• Wood

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What type of water is an aquifer?

• Only freshwater

• Only salt water

• Freshwater and saltwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Where is water stored in an aquifer?

• In an undeground rock layer

• On the surface

• In an undeground cavern

• Underground just above the mantle

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What does porousness of a rock layer describe?

• How much water the rock layer can hold

• How large the rock layer is

• How well water can pass from from rock to another rock

• How far the rock layer is from the surface

What does the permeability of a rock layer describe?

• How well the water can pass from one rock to another rock

• How large is the rock layer

• How much water the rock later can hold

• How far the rock layer is from the surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

To be considered an aquifer, ther rocks in the rock layer need to have

• high porosity and high permeability

• low poroslty and high permeability

• high porosity and low permeability

• low porosity and low permeability

What is an aquitard?

• A rock layer that cannot hold water

• A rock layer that can hold water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

From the surface to the lowest rock layer, order the following:

• Second Aquitard

• First Aquitard

• Confined Aquifer

• Earth's Surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4