Groundwater and Karst

What is the top of the water-filled spaces in the ground called?

• Groundwater
• Reservoir
• Water Table
• Well

What is an underground layer of rock or soil filled with water called?

• Aquifer
• Spring
• Well
• Reservoir

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What do we call water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking in?

• runoff
• discharge
• recharge
• tributary

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The land area that supplies water to a river system is called a

• water table
• trailer
• house
• watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The area above the water table -C

• Zone of Saturation

• Aquifer

• Zone of Aeration

• Delta

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The boundary between the zone of aeration and the zone of saturation is called the...

• well
• recharge zone
• the water table
• watershed

Which of the following has the lowest porosity?

• Clay
• Silt
• Gravel
• Sand

What is the source of groundwater?

• rain, snow, melted glaciers
• ocean water
• icebergs
• water from fossilized animals

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which of the following terms refers to cave formations that hang down from the cave ceiling?

• Stalactite
• Stalagmite
• Column
• Flow stone

The diagram is a cross-sectional view of rain falling on a farm field and then moving to the water table Which word best describes the movement of the rainwater through zone A?

• Saturation
• Runoff
• Precipitation
• Infiltration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4