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Soil and Groundwater

Authored by Jim Long

Science

8th Grade

NGSS covered

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Soil and Groundwater
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is the best definition of a water table?

The level to which a river rises when it floods

The boundary between the land and the ocean

The top of the saturated zone in an aquifer

The bottom of the saturated zone in an aquifer

The top of the unsaturated zone in an aquifer

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is infiltration?

The process by which water sinks into the ground

The zone where there are still air spaces left between the particles.

The process by which water vapor turns into liquid water and forms fog or clouds.

The process by which water does not sink into the ground, but rather travels along the surface.

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which soil would have the greatest permeability rate after a rainstorm?

sand (0.02 cm)

silt (0.002 cm)

clay (0.0002 cm)

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which surface would have the most runoff from it after a rainstorm?

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which surface would be impermeable?

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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