Es Water Resources and Use

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Science
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12th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Charles Martinez
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13 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Most of the water in the Colorado River comes from which of the following sources?
Great Salt Lake
Snow melt in the Rocky Mountains
Glaciers in Canada
aquifers in Wyoming
Lakes in Montana
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At a certain depth, the area where the spaces in soil and rock are completely filled with water. What is this called?
the zone of saturation
an aquifer
the bedrock
the water table
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The geological layer, consisting of underground caverns and porous layers of sand, gravel, or bedrock, where groundwater flows, is called ____.
the zone of saturation
the water table
an aquifer
surface water
the bedrock
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS3-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the land from which surface water drains into a particular lake, river, or other body of water?
the zone of saturation
watershed
an aquifer
surface water
the bedrock
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Indirectly used water, that is, water consumed to produce food and other products, is called ____.
surface runoff
virtual water
non-renewal aquifers
water table
groundwater
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
There are four major problems associated with the use of the Colorado River's water. Which one of the following is not one of those problems?
Mexico and the U.S. have agreed to take more water than is in the river
The river does not have much of a flow considering its size.
The river gets most of its water from mountain snow melt.
Water seldom makes it to the mouth of the river.
The Colorado River basin includes some of the driest areas in the U.S.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Water in the spaces between soil, rock, and gravel is called what ____.
groundwater
capillary fringe water
perched water table
soil moisture
soil aquifer
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS3-1
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