Groundwater and Aquifers

Spaces in the ground which are completely filled with water.

• Zone of Saturation

• Zone of Infiltration

• Zone of Groundwater

• Well Water Zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following IS NOT true about groundwater?

• Groundwater is the largest freshwater source on Earth.

• Groundwater is freshwater beneath Earth’s surface.

• Groundwater is the largest liquid freshwater source for humans.

• Groundwater can maintain streamflow during times of drought.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following implies the same thing as the word "aquifer"?

• zone of saturation

• zone of aeration

• zone of soil moisture

• zone of twilight

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The top of an aquifer is known as:

• the water table.

• an artesian well.

• the hydraulic gradient.

• a geyser.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The two factors that influence the curved route of infiltrated water flow underground are:

• gravity and hydraulic pressure.

• gravity and electromagnetism.

• the Coriolis Effect and the prevailing winds.

• permeability and non-permeability.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What does the quantity of groundwater that can be stored depend upon?

• It depends upon the porosity of the underground rock.

• It depends upon the pH of the groundwater.

• It depends upon the underground depth of the storage system.

• It depends upon the temperature of the underground rock.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A place where the water table intersects the ground surface and where a natural flow of groundwater results is called:

• a spring.

• a geyser.

• an aquatard.

• a fissure.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the most common method for removing groundwater?

• a well bored into the zone of saturation

• accessing the water table by use of low-grade explosives

• building a water tower

• damming up a river

Which of the following is a hydrological problem currently facing the High Plains of the United States?

• over-pumping of the Ogallala aquifer

• compaction of the San Joaquin valley

• mass amounts of human contamination seeping into the aquifer

• flooding of Lake Mead

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Groundwater is thus a form of _________that _______________ streams during periods when rain does not fall.

• storage, sustains

• precipitation, dehydrates

• saltwater, dries up

• mineral, lithifies

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4