Water Resources Quiz

What percentage of all freshwater is considered surface water?

• 15%

• 5%
• 10%
• 1%

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What percentage of all of the freshwater is considered groundwater?

• 25%
• 30%

• 40%
• 15%

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the combined process of water evaporation from the soil and transpiration from plants, transferring water from the earth's surface to the atmosphere.

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Which term describes the movement of water from the surface into the ground?

• Infiltration

• Condensation

• Evapotranspiration

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the term for the area of land where all the water under it or draining off of it goes into the same place?

• Watershed

• Tributary

• Aquifer

• River System

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Which of the following is a characteristic of an aquifer?

• High Permeability and High Porosity

• Low Permeability and High Porosity

• High Permeability and Low Porosity

• Low Permeability and Low Porosity

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is the term for the upper surface of the zone of saturation?

• Water Table

• Aquifer

• Unsaturated Zone

• Recharge Zone

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Which process involves the movement of water from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface?

• Precipitation

• Evapotranspiration

• Infiltration

• Percolation

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What is the term for the flow of water over the land surface?

• Surface Runoff

• Groundwater Flow

• Evapotranspiration

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which term refers to the process of water soaking into the ground and moving down through the unsaturated zone?

• Percolation

• Condensation

• Evapotranspiration

• Precipitation

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