Water

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation

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What is a divide?

• a natural stream of water of considerable volume
• a continuous ridge that separates a watershed
• small rivers or streams that flow into a larger river or stream
• a body of fresh water found in low lying areas

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is it called when smaller streams join together to make a larger river?

• Tributaries
• Topography
• Watershed
• Groundwater

When fertilizers enter surface water, they cause problems in 
the watershed by -

• increasing the amount of nutrients available to fish in lakes and streams.
• 
  clogging narrow streams and preventing water from flowing properly.
• raising the water level in nearby rivers to levels leading to flooding.
• causing rapid algal growth that decrease oxygen levels and choke aquatic life.

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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

The top of an aquifer is known as:

• the water table.

• an artesian well.

• the hydraulic gradient.

• a geyser.

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What is the most common method for removing groundwater?

• a well bored into the zone of saturation

• accessing the water table by use of low-grade explosives

• building a water tower

• damming up a river

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

An area of land in which all of the water falling or flowing over it drains to the same location is a/an…

• watershed
• watertable
• river
• aquifer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water that is located in the ground in the pores within rock is called…

• watershed
• surface water
• groundwater
• water cycle

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An underground layer of permeable rock that holds groundwater which can be extracted by drilling a well.

• water table
• aquifer
• watershed
• river

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