Watersheds Mid-Week Knowledge Check

What is the best definition of aquifer?

• empty space

• a space below the water table

• a measure of how well a material absorbs water

• an underground layer of permeable (that is, water-bearing) rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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Waves dropping sand on the beach

• Weathering 
• Erosion
• Deposition

________________ are streams that flow together to make a river.

• source

• tributaries

• mouth

• drainage basin

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which term means "having pores or openings that allow water (or other liquids) to flow through them"?

• hydrology
• permeable
• buoyancy
• impermeable

Which is an unlikely source of water for a river basin?

• melting snow
• ocean water
• melting ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

In which watershed is Cedar Creek Middle School found?

• Roanoke

• Neuse

• Potomac

• Tar

When water flows across the surface of the earth it is called?

• Watershed
• River
• Run Off
• Rain

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What is a tributary?

• a small stream that flows into a larger stream

• a measurement of the total amount of suspended solids in water

• a map of the hills and valleys in an area

• a measurement of the amount of salt in water

A ___________________ is the area of land that collects runoff and channels it into a main river.

• rill
• gully
• stream channel
• watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4