Water Movement and Pollution

(Check all that apply) Which of the following are parts of the "water" cycle

• Precipitation

• Decomposition

• Evaporation

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water on Earth's land, found in rivers, lakes, streams and wetlands

• river system

• surface water

• groundwater

• aquifer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water that is found beneath Earth's surface in spaces in sediment

• river system

• surface water

• groundwater

• aquifer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Rivers and streams forming a network of water

• river system

• surface water

• groundwater

• aquifer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An underground formation that contains groundwater

• river system

• surface water

• groundwater

• aquifer

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through it

• Porosity

• Watershed

• Permeability

• Recharge

An area of Earth's surface from which water drains into an aquifer

• Porosity

• Watershed

• Permeability

• Recharge zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The percentage of the total volume of a rock that has spaces (pores)

• Porosity

• Watershed

• Permeability

• Recharge zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Area of land that is drained by a river

• Porosity

• Watershed

• Permeability

• Recharge zone

If water is "potable," it is said to be

• Toxic to the body

• Safe to Drink

• Containing Run off from Fertilizers

• Gathered in swampy areas