Human impact on water

1. If an area is mostly forest, water can infiltrate because of the:

• low porosity and permeability

• high porosity and permeability

• trees

• moss

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2. Human made surfaces like asphalt and concrete are:

• impermeable

• permeable

• porous

• none of the above

3. An area underground such as this that stores groundwater is called:

• water table

• underground lake

• aquifer

• permeability

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4. The green layer on top of this pond is caused by:

• too many pesticides

• too many insecticides

• too many fertilizers

• any of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

5. As the algae grows, this can cause problems for the plants below as it:

• blocks the sunlight

• strangles the fish

• releases deadly toxins

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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6. In eutrophication (the green algae growing on a pond), the fish end up dying due to:

• not enough sunlight

• too much sunlight

• too much oxygen from the decay

• lack of oxygen from the decay

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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7. The bowl like feature on earth where any water will drain to the river in the middle is called a:

• aquifer

• watershed

• divide

• drain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

8. The high points (mountains) that separate one watershed from another are called:

• aquifer

• watershed

• divide

• drain