Surface and Ground Water

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

• Precipitation

• Aquifer

• Drainage basin

• Divide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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

• sand (0.02 cm)

• silt (0.002 cm)

• clay (0.0002 cm)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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-ESS3-1

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Out of all the water on Earth, how much is freshwater?

• 100%

• 70%

• 35%

• 2.5%

Tags

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

A __________________ source of water pollution is water pollution over a larger area, such as roadways, agricultural areas, and industrial sites.

• point

• nonpoint

• aquifer

• gravity

Fresh water is found where on our Earth?

• Lakes, Rivers, and Streams

• Underground

• Glaciers

• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The area of land drained by a river system.

• Channel

• Tributary

• Watershed

• Divide