Unit 8 - Waste

The water located in ponds, rivers, and lakes

• groundwater

• surface water

• percolation

• infiltration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is occurring at A in the diagram?

• runoff
• precipitation
• evaporation
• condensation

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Water that is located in the ground in the pores within rock is called…

• watershed
• surface water
• groundwater
• water cycle

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An area of land in which all of the water falling or flowing over it drains to the same location is a/an…

• watershed
• watertable
• river
• aquifer

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An underground layer of permeable rock that holds groundwater which can be extracted by drilling a well.

• water table
• aquifer
• watershed
• river

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The top boundary of the zone of saturation in an aquifer which can fluctuate based on precipitation and the amount of draw from wells

• aquifer
• water table
• watershed
• drainage system

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How can surface pollutants contaminate groundwater?

• runoff with water and penetrate soil
• seep into ground and rock
• spread in aquifer to contaminate large areas
• all answers are correct

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Pollutants introduced into surface or groundwater that are without a specific location source is what?

• non-point source water pollution
• zone of aeration
• point source water pollution
• surface water

Pollution traced to a single point

• water shed

• permeable

• point source pollution

• non-point source pollution

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Which sector uses the most water?

• Agriculture

• Industry

• Commercial/Businesses

• Residential

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