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Groundwater terms quiz

Authored by Malka Ostchega

Science

11th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

Used 26+ times

Groundwater terms quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which surface would be impermeable?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

3.

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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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Water that is found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock is called:

Groundwater

River

Surface water

Snow

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following are groundwater?

Lakes, ponds, creeks streams, ocean, rivers

Wells, water table, aquifers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A natural, underground area where large quantities of groundwater fill the spaces between rocks is a/an:

ocean

river

aquifer

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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

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