Groundwater

Which of the following IS NOT true about groundwater?

• Groundwater is the largest freshwater source on Earth.

• Groundwater is freshwater beneath Earth’s surface.

• Groundwater is the largest liquid freshwater source for humans.

• Groundwater can maintain streamflow during times of drought.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Much of the water that flows in river systems is direct runoff from precipitation.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Groundwater is thus a form of _________that _______________ streams during periods when rain does not fall.

• storage, sustains

• precipitation, dehydrates

• saltwater, dries up

• mineral, lithifies

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The zone of soil moisture is considered to be groundwater.

• True

• False

Which of the following implies the same thing as the word "aquifer"?

• zone of saturation

• zone of aeration

• zone of soil moisture

• zone of twilight

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The top of an aquifer is known as:

• the water table.

• an artesian well.

• the hydraulic gradient.

• a geyser.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The two factors that influence the curved route of infiltrated water flow underground are:

• gravity and hydraulic pressure.

• gravity and electromagnetism.

• the Coriolis Effect and the prevailing winds.

• permeability and non-permeability.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following are wells used for? CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY!

• Wells are used to determine the height of the water table.

• Wells are used to obtain water for crop irrigation.

• Wells are used to obtain water for human consumption.

• Wells are used to create barriers between aquifers, called aquatards.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What does the quantity of groundwater that can be stored depend upon?

• It depends upon the porosity of the underground rock.

• It depends upon the pH of the groundwater.

• It depends upon the underground depth of the storage system.

• It depends upon the temperature of the underground rock.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A place where the water table intersects the ground surface and where a natural flow of groundwater results is called:

• a spring.

• a geyser.

• an aquatard.

• a fissure.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1