Surface and Ground Water

If a well is contaminated... what could happen?

• there will be more groundwater

• people could get sick from drinking the water

• the water table goes down

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Groundwater is stored in permeable layers of rock called aquifers. If a well is drilled, how far do you need to go to get to the water?

• to the aquitard

• to the aquifer

• down to the water table

• to the unsaturated zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Sand is ___________, meaning that water can pass through easily.

• Permeable

• Impermeable

• Solid

• Soft

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What do we call layer C?

• aquifer

• aquitard

• benthic

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

__________ is an area of rock or sediment that allows water to flow underground. 

• Precipitation

• Aquifer

• Drainage basin

• Divide

Which soil would have the greatest permeability rate after a rainstorm?

• sand (0.02 cm)

• silt (0.002 cm)

• clay (0.0002 cm)

Which unit is used to express the concentration of a contaminant in water?

• L/s

• litres

• ppm

• meters

We need to protect our groundwater because

• it is one of the few sources of freshwater we have

• many people rely on it for daily drinking water

• the glaciers are melting and losing freshwater into the oceans

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is a well?

• a place that has a lot of grass

• a hole drilled into the ground to pump water

• a place where water in stored underground

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A _________________ source of pollution is a water pollution source that happens in a specific area, such as a spot where chemicals are being directly dumped in the water.

• point

• nonpoint

• aquifer

• gravity