Hydrology

The water cycle is the ____.

• distribution of drinking water on Earth

• unending circulation of Earth’s water supply

• the recycling of water after industrial use

• the evaporation of water from Earth’s surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Plants release water into the atmosphere through a process called ____.

• evaporation

• transpiration

• infiltration

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Balance in the water cycle means that ____.

• the average annual precipitation over Earth equals the amount of water that evaporates

• water that falls to Earth only enters oceans

• the amount of water that falls to Earth weighs the same as the amount that condenses in clouds

• water that evaporates from Earth’s surface remains forever in the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

One major cause of floods is ____.

• rapid spring snow melt

• a decrease in stream discharge

• light rain over a large area

• increased capacity of stream channels

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Limiting development on floodplains is effective because it ____.

• allows floodplains to absorb floodwaters with little harm to structures

• eliminates wide stream meanders

• is more expensive to build structures on flat land

• helps keep floodwaters within stream channels

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What are the boundaries called that separate streams in adjacent drainage basins?

• mountain ranges

• divides

• valleys

• levees

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Groundwater is found underground in the zone of ____.

• aeration

• soil

• saturation

• sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which of the following is NOT a major source of groundwater pollution?

• sewage

• compost

• pesticides

• industrial chemicals

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Groundwater contaminated by sewage from a ruptured septic tank can sometimes be naturally purified by flowing for a relatively short distance through a ____.

• sandstone aquifer

• fractured limestone aquifer

• cavernous limestone aquifer

• spring where the water table intersects the ground surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is A?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4