Surface Water & Groundwater

The process by which precipitation that has fallen on land trickles into the ground and becomes groundwater is known as what?

• aeration

• saturation

• infiltration

• porosity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An area of land in which all of the water falling or flowing over it drains to the same location is a/an…

• watershed
• watertable
• river
• aquifer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water that is located in the ground in the pores within rock is called…

• watershed
• surface water
• groundwater
• water cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The area of an aquifer in which rock pores are completely filled with water.

• water table

• watershed

• Saturated Zone

• surface water

The ability of a liquid to flow through a substance is:

• Porosity
• Permeability

An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water?

• Reservoir
• Aquifer
• Groundwater
• Watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Suppose there is a drought in this area. The level of the river drops because of it.
What else could happen here?

• The river will immediately rise again.
• The water table will rise. 
• The water table will fall. 
• A new aquifer will form.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What makes a good aquifer-

• low porosity and low permeability

• low porosity and high permeability

• high porosity and low permeability

• high porosity and high permeability

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is the major difference between porosity and permeability?

• Permeability describes the amount of water a rock or sediment layer can hold, and porosity is the ability of the rock or sediment layer to allow water to pass through it.

• Its depth has the best potential for a good supply of water.

• Porosity describes the amount of water a rock or sediment layer can hold, and permeability is the ability of the rock or sediment layer to allow water to pass through it.

• Porosity describes groundwater and permeability describes underground oil and natural gas.

What is the difference between a river basin and a watershed?

• River basins make up watersheds

• River basins are the same as watersheds except smaller

• River basins are made up of many watersheds

• River basins are more polluted than watersheds