Watershed

A basin-like formation defined by high points and divides that descends into lower elevation is a/an _______.

• Aquifer

• Permeable rock layer

• Watershed

• Water Table

Most of the water on Earth is found in ________.

• Glaciers

• Lakes

• Rivers

• Oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Salinity is the amount of ____________ found in water

• Salt

• Calcium

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

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An aquifer must contain a permeable layer of rock, sand, or soil. Which is true about a permeable rock layer?

• It contains little pore space.

• There are pores, but they aren’t connected.

• There are pores, and they are connect.

• The water cannot move freely.

When trash is dumped into the water ways, it mixes physically with the water. What type of pollution is this?

• Agricultural

• Chemical

• Surface

• Thermal

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

The type of pollution where the temperatures levels rise causing a decrease in dissolved oxygen is called_________ pollution

• Agricultural

• Chemical

• Surface

• Thermal

A place in the ground where water flows to the surface without being pumped is called an artesian well. What force moves the water to the surface?

• Gravity

• Friction

• Air Resistance

• Tension

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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When pollutants are introduced into the environment over a large area, it is called ________?

• Point Source Pollution

• Non-Point Source Pollution

Which type of water is more susceptible to pollution?

• Surface Water

• Groundwater

What could cause a change in the water table (rise and fall)?

• increase in pollution

• increase in rain

• increase in human use

• increase in human use, drought, and increase in rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4