Hydrology

Most of the water on Earth is what?

• Saltwater

• Locked in icecaps

• Fresh

How does water enter into the water table?

• runoff, precipitation, condensation, percolation, infiltration

• condensation, precipitation, runoff, infiltration, percolation

• condensation, precipitation, infiltration, percolation, runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A huge underground cave filled with water is called what?

• Cavern

• Water table

• Aquifer

This line separates the directional flow of water runoff?

• Border line

• Divide

• Runoff marker

Which area consumes the majority of the global water supply?

• Agriculture

• Industry

• Residential

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Water happens to 80% of the water used in irrigation?

• It hits the roots of the plants

• It mostly just gets the plants wet

• It evaporates

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Why does the city add chlorine to the water?

• To soften it

• To prevent tooth decay

• To prevent bacteria growth

If a local gas station is fined for leaking oil into a local river, which type of pollution is it?

• Point source

• Petroleum polltuion

• Non-point source

Which law requires companies to clean up their toxic waste?

• CLEANCR

• ERCLAC

• CERCLA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Which law garantess US citizen safe drinking water?

• Safe Drinking Act

• Clean Water Act

• Water Quality Act