Groundwater Quiz

Groundwater Quiz

9th Grade

11 Qs

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Groundwater Quiz

Groundwater Quiz

Assessment

Passage

Science

9th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-ESS3-1, MS-ESS2-4, MS-LS2-4

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Tamara Shannon

Used 5+ times

FREE Resource

11 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is groundwater?

Water that is found only in lakes and rivers

Water that has travelled down from the soil surface and collected in spaces between sediments and rock cracks

Water that is artificially created

Water that is found only in the atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the saturated zone in the context of groundwater?

The zone above the water table where spaces are filled with air

The zone where groundwater is artificially discharged

The zone where water fills all the empty spaces underground until it reaches an impenetrable layer of rock

The zone where water is found only as soil moisture

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an aquifer?

A layer of rock that prevents water from passing through

A body of rock and sediment that contains and allows the flow of groundwater

A type of well used to artificially discharge groundwater

A system used to purify groundwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the residence time of groundwater in aquifers?

Always less than a few days

Exactly 10 thousand years

It cannot be measured

It can vary widely, from a few days or weeks to 10 thousand years or more

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of an artesian well?

To prevent groundwater from reaching the surface

To store water for long periods without use

To allow groundwater to be pushed upward through the well without the use of a pump

To filter and purify groundwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of the U.S. population relies on groundwater for drinking water?

25 percent

50 percent

75 percent

100 percent

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary use of most groundwater?

Domestic purposes

Industrial purposes

Commercial purposes

Irrigation of farmland

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