Earth's Water Review 2

What would cause the water table to lower?

• Low levels of precipitation

• Low rates of evaporation

• Increasing amounts of runoff

• A heavy rainstorm with a lot of precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following IS NOT true about groundwater?

• Groundwater is the largest freshwater source on Earth.

• Groundwater is freshwater beneath Earth’s surface.

• Groundwater is the largest liquid freshwater source for humans.

• Groundwater can maintain streamflow during times of drought.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A place where the water table intersects the ground surface and where a natural flow of groundwater results is called:

• a spring.

• a geyser.

• an aquitard.

• a well.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

In the diagram, the area labeled A is called the __________.

• zone of aeration

• recharge zone

• zone of saturation

• zone of permeability

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The water is able to flow the pore spaces, what type of rock is it?

• permeable

• impermeable

• aquifer

• geyser

the measure of the storage space available in an aquifer.

• aquifer
• permeability
• porosity
• divide

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which property of a river describes the change in elevation?

• discharge

• gradient

• load

• velocity

Which stage has the steepest gradient?

• Youthful

• Mature

• Old

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A mature river erodes its channel deeper than wide

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A youthful river has waterfalls/rapids

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4