InspireScience: Hydrosphere

True or False: An aquifer is an underground layer of rock or soil that allows groundwater to pass through.

• True

• False

True or False: The boundary where a river feeds into the ocean is called a pond.

• True

• False

True or False: Desalination is the process of removing salt from salt water to make it safe for living things to use.

• True

• False

True or False: Farmers get water to their crops by irrigation.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

True or False: Runoff is precipitation that flows across land or falls into streams and rivers.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water that has saline in it is what type of water?

• Freshwater

• Frozen Freshwater

• Rain water

• Salt Water

Which best explains how a canyon may have formed?

• The canyon was formed by animals and plants.

• Erosion from flowing water formed the canyon.

• A volcanic eruption formed the canyon.

• Humans carved the canyon out of a mountain using small tools.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which best explains why it is important for humans to conserve freshwater?

• Earth's water supply is shrinking.

• Only a small fraction of Earth's water is freshwater and everyone needs it.

• Once we use all of Earth's freshwater, it is gone forever.

• Earth's water supply is growing larger.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which statement describes how clouds form?

• Water vapor in the atmosphere condenses around tiny particles of dust.

• Gases such as nitrogen and helium combust in the atmosphere.

• Water vapor in the atmosphere freezes and then thaws at lower altitudes.

• Snow from the surface of Earth hangs in the air.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Why is it important to clean, conserve, and protect water?

• Water is a limited source.

• Water is expensive.

• Water is a living thing.

• Water can be frozen.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4