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Groundwater

Authored by Deborah Cooley

Science

11th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

All of the water in the ground is not fresh water. Much of the deep groundwater and water below oceans is _?_

saline

solid

frozen

fresh

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When water cycles back to Earth, some of it is lost as surface runoff. However, a large portion of the water that reaches Earth's surface seeps into the ground. This water is called _?_

surface water

groundwater

runoff

precipitaiton

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Pressure from within an aquifer can naturally force water up and out of the ground. This is called a flowing ? well.

pressurized

stagnant

aquifer

artesian

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The process of the hydrologic cycle by which water percolates through permeable soil and rock is called ? .

percolation

infiltration

permeation

hydrolocation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The length of time water spends in the groundwater of the hydrologic cycle from 5 days to 10,000 years is called ? time.

sustainable

outflow

inflow

residence

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The single most important source of water for the High Plains region is the ? .

Edward's Aquifer

Carrizo Outcrop

Ogallala Aquifer

Bolson Aquifer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Soil texture is an important characteristic that influences infiltration rates. The texture of the soil is determined by the percentages of what three main soil particles?

sand, clay, loam

clay, silt, sand

mud, silt, clay

silt, loam, sand

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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