All about the water

Which type of water covers more of the Earth's surface?

• Saltwater

• Freshwater

What is the percentage of freshwater on Earth?

• 25.0%

• 50.0%

• 3.0%

• 97.0%

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

True or False

We can drink saltwater to survive?

• True

• False

Which type of water is only found in liquid form on Earth?

• Freshwater

• Saltwater

What does it mean if a substance is permeable?

• Water and gas can pass through it

• Water and gas cannot pass through it

What does it mean if a substance is impermeable?

• Water and gas can pass through it.

• Water and gas cannot pass through it.

What is labeled C on this image?

• Spring

• Aquifer

• Impermeable rock

• Water table

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How does groundwater relate to permeability?

• Impermeable rock holds all the groundwater.

• The different layers underground have different rates of permeability.

• Groundwater lasts longer when it moves through layers that are permeable.

• It does not relate

What is labeled "D"

• Impermeable rock

• Water table

• Aquifer

• Spring

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Why does the label "B" have water sitting above a layer of rock?

• Because the layer underneath is permeable

• Because the layer underneath is impermeable

• Because the spring allows the water to stand still

• Because the layer above is grassland.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4