Quiz #1: Groundwater

What is not a stage in the water cycle?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Drizzle

• Runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which stage does the #2 show in the diagram?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation
• run off

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Which container has the lowest porosity?

• A
• B
• C
• A and B

As permeability increases

• Infiltration decreases and runoff decreases

• Infiltration increases and runoff decreases

• Infiltration decreases and runoff increases

• Infiltration increases and runoff increases

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

If particle size decreases, permeability

• decreases

• increases

• remains the same

• will sometime decrease and other times increase

Water flows through permeable materials ____________________ than impermeable materials.

• slower
• faster

What is all the water that runs off the surface of the land and washes into rivers, streams, and other waterways called?

• Runoff
• Storm Drain
• Surface Water
• Tributary

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___________________ is the movement of water into the ground due to the pull of gravity.

• runoff
• infiltration
• evaporation
• precipitation

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