Groundwater Quiz

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9th Grade
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Tamara Shannon
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11 questions
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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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