Environmental Science Fall Final Review

Of the 3% of freshwater on Earth much of it is locked in:

• Groundwater

• Clouds

• Ice Caps and Glaciers

• Vaults

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A ______ is an underground body of rock that absorbs and holds flowering freshwater.

• Precipitation

• Aquifer

• Water Table

• Gravel

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______ is water that sinks through spaces in soil, gravel, and rock; while ______ is water that is stored in lakes, reservoirs, wetlands, streams, and rivers.

• Surface water; ground water

• Groundwater; surface water

• Aquifer; lakes

• Lakes; zone of saturation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Most of your water usage is indirectly used known as ______.

• Freshwater

• Lake water

• Grey Water

• Virtual Water

Over nourishment of aquatic ecosystems with plant nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates

• Aqueduct

• Desalination

• Cultural Eutrophication

• Wastewater

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

This process is costly and can be harmful to the environment, but would allow us to convert ocean water into drinkable freshwater.

• Distillation

• Reverse Osmosis

• Desalination

• Hydrating Salt Beds

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Occurs when land above an aquifer sinks from being overpumped.

• Reservoir

• Subsidence

• Water Table

• Aqueduct

______ are more efficient than ______ at dealing with water pollution because of a combination of dilution and bacterial biodegradation through the flowing of water.

• Oceans; Rivers

• Dams; lakes

• Lakes; rivers

• Rivers; lakes

Sources of this type of pollution can be natural (dust, wildfires, volcanoes) or human made (burning fossil fuels)

• Air Pollution

• Water Pollution

• Soil Pollution

• Ocean Pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Sulfuric Acid and Nitric Acid are examples of this type of pollutant that is formed when primary pollutants react with gases in the atmosphere.

• Tertiary Pollutants

• Secondary Pollutants

• Primary Pollutants

• Mixed Pollutants