Aquifers

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
+2
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the layers is composed of impermeable material?
Layer B: the unconfined aquifer
Layer C: the unconfined aquifer
Layer C: the confining layer
Layer D: the unconfined aquifer
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When it rains, water infiltrates through the ground. What type of aquifer will this recharge?
An unconfined aquifer: it is not surrounded by impermeable material
An unconfined aquifer: it is surrounded by impermeable material
A confined aquifer: it is surrounded by impermeable material
Both an unconfined and a confined aquifer: both aquifers are collections of water
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS3-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In the diagram, letter A best represents:
Runoff
Watershed
Water Table
Confining Layer
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In the diagram, letter B best represents:
Unconfined Aquifer
Confining Layer
Confined Aquifer
Recharge Zone
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How can over use of ground water resources cause fertilizer runoff from farms to enter our aquifers?
Fertilizer can flow into surface water after rains and that surface water recharges underground aquifers.
Fertilizer maybe released through plant roots into ground water resources.
There is no chance fertilizer runoff will contaminate ground water resources.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS3-3
NGSS.MS-ESS3-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Groundwater/aquifers are recharged when ___________.
surface water infiltrates into the soil
water is pumped from the saturation zone
drought conditions continue for months
people come together on areas of concern
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is an aquifer?
water well with a pump
An Impermeable layer of rock
A layer of soil or sand that stores water.
Rivers, lake, streams, and creeks
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
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