Water Resources and Pollution

Less than 3% of the water on earth is

• salt water

• freshwater

• ice

• polluted

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Most of the world's freshwater is found here?

• ocean

• lakes

• rivers

• glaciers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Water that is stored in pores, soil, sediments and rocks is known as_____________?

• salt water

• freshwater

• soil water

• groundwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What are the two main problems with water?

• overuse and pollution

• frozen and too salty to drink

• too many fish and pollution

• color and taste

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

An underground water supply is...

• erosion

• river

• water shed

• aquifer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Pollution traced to a single point

• water shed

• permeable

• point source pollution

• non-point source pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

The Portion of water that flows across the surface that does not soak into the ground and runs into water bodies

• what

• fertilizer

• erosion

• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Liquids cannot pass through

• permeable

• nope

• erosion

• Impermeable

The gradual downward flow of water that soaks into surface

• river

• erosion

• infiltration

• water uptake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Pollution that cannot be traced to a single point because comes from many sources

• estuary

• water shed

• non point source pollution

• point source pollution