Erosion, Groundwater, and Surface Water Review

Letter A on the diagram is referring to the

• Zone of Saturation

• Zone of Aeration

• Water Table

• Bed Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Letter B on the diagram is referring to the

• Zone of Saturation

• Zone of Aeration

• Water Table

• Bed Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Letter C on the diagram is referring to the

• Zone of Saturation

• Zone of Aeration

• Water Table

• Bed Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Letter D on the diagram is referring to the

• Zone of Saturation

• Zone of Aeration

• Water Table

• Bed Rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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___________ is the measure of the ability of rock or sediment to transmit water or other liquids.

• permeABILITY

• pOrOsity

• water table

• viscosity

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Stalagmites typically form on the floors of caves.

• True

• False

Karst topography is a landscape consisting of caves, caverns, and sinkholes, and is typically found in areas with limestone or dolomite for bedrock.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Which rock type is associated with areas of karst topography?

• limestone

• granite

• basalt

• shale

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What erosional agent accounts for most of the erosion on Earth's surface?

• water

• wind

• glaciers

• living things

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Mass movements are forms of erosion caused by ____________________.

• gravity

• magnetism

• friction

• loud music

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