Groundwater/ Surface Water Review

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What is the process called when water seeps through the ground and into an aquifer?

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Recharge

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What term describes a large underground hollow or passage formed as water wears away limestone?

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Cave

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What is a smaller river or stream that flows into a larger river called?

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Tributary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is the measure of how easily water can flow through an aquifer?

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Permeability

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What is the relationship between groundwater and surface water?

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Surface water percolates (moves) through the soil to form groundwater.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is the term for the upper surface of the saturated zone in an aquifer?

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Water table

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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What is the term for the process by which water vapor turns into liquid water?

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Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is the term for the movement of water from the surface to the atmosphere?

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Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is the term for the area of land where all the water drains into a specific body of water?

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Watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is the term for the process of water filtering through soil and rock layers?

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Infiltration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4