Freshwater

Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers is called

• salt water

• rain water

• groundwater

• water vapor

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Materials that allow water to pass through them easily are

• permeable

• impermeable

• saturated

• unsaturated

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An aquifer is a(an)

• underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water.

• well in which water rises because of pressure.

• type of hot spring from which the water periodically erupts.

• place where groundwater bubbles or flows out of cracks in the rock.

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The process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops is

• conservation

• coagulation

• irrigation

• pollution

Most of Earth’s fresh water is in the form of ____________________.

• oceans

• rivers

• ice

• rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

_______________ help prevent floods by absorbing runoff from heavy rains.

• dams

• oceans

• rivers

• wetlands

A _______________ is a lake that is made by humans for water storage.

• dam

• reservoir

• stream

• basin

Clay and granite are examples of ________________ surfaces, or surfaces that aren’t easily penetrated by water.

• permeable

• viscous

• impermeable

• dense

The four main oceans are ________________(largest), _______________ 2nd largest, __________________, and ______________ (smallest).

• Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian

• Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic

• Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian

• Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic

A lake is different from a pond in

• the chemical composition of the water.

• its depth; ponds are shallow enough for sunlight to reach the bottom of the entire pond.

• the fact that all ponds dry up during the summer.

• the fact that all lakes serve as reservoirs for human use.