Groundwater-Aquifer Test

What is the type of water that moves underground?

• surface water
• water table
• groundwater
• watershed

What do you call the land that water flows across, under, and through on its way to a body of water?

• Tributary
• River system
• Headwaters
• Watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

All bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, and snow that are found above ground

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Runoff

• Swimming pool

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Sand is ___________, meaning that water can pass through easily.

• Permeable
• Impermeable
• Solid
• Soft

What is the water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers called?

• Groundwater
• Water Table
• Precipitation
• Snow

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Look closely at the map of the watershed below. If water enters the watershed at the top of the mountain where the arrow is pointing, at which point will it stop draining?

• Point A

• Point B

• Point C

• Point D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Where are you most likely to find a watershed?

• In a lake

• On a mountain top

• At the bottom of a valley

• Everywhere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What definition BEST describes a watershed?

• An area where water infiltrates the soil

• An area where aquatic plants and animals thrive

• An area where snow melts and changes into liquid water

• An area that collects precipitation and drains it to the lowest point

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which statement about water pollution is TRUE?

• Pollution only affects surface water.

• Pollution cannot be dissolved in water.

• Pollution affects both surface and groundwater.

• Pollution cannot travel through soil to groundwater.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Pollutants from a factory that enter the water in a watershed will have a negative effect on which of the following?

• Local pond life

• Rainfall rates

• Direction of river flow

• Available space for crops

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4