Watershed Vocabulary Quiz

Define Plume

• The area of groundwater affected by the contamination

• The area of surface water affected by the contamination

• The area of the ocean that is affected by the contamination

• The area of the river that is affected by the contamination

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Define Point Source Pollution

• When the pollutants come from a single location such as dumping chemicals into a river

• When the pollutants come from multiple locations such as dumping chemicals into a river

• When the pollutants come from multiple locations such as trash from different houses

• When factories far away release gases into the air

Define Non-point Source Pollution

• When pollutants are introduced into the environment over a large, widespread area such as agricultural runoff

• When pollutants are introduced into the environment over a small, widespread area such as agricultural runoff

• When pollutants are introduced into the environment over a medium, widespread area such as agricultural runoff

• When pollutants are introduced into the environment over a dry, widespread area such as agricultural runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Define Artesian Well

• A place in the ground where water flows up to the surface because of natural pressure without being pumped

• A place in the ground where water flows up to the surface because of natural pressure while being pumped

• A place in the ground where water flows down because of natural pressure without being pumped

• A place in the ground where water flows up to the surface because of pressure

Define Well

• An excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, which accesses groundwater in an aquifer

• An excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, which accesses surface water in an aquifer

• An excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, which accesses groundwater in an hole

• An excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, which accesses groundwater in an bubble

Define Permeable rocks

• rock layers or sediments that transmit groundwater freely (includes pores)

• An excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, which accesses groundwater in an aquifer

• rock layers or sediments that DONT transmit groundwater freely

• few or no pores

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Define Impermeable rock

• rock that has few or no connected pore spaces

• rock that has many connected pore spaces

• rock that cannot be broken

• rock that is soft

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Define zone of aeration

• region between the earth's surface and the water table

• the upper surface of the zone of saturation

• region in the ground where pores are located

• region where there is air

Define water table

• the upper surface of the zone of saturation

• a table that has water

• a region underground that is filled with water

• a region above ground that is filled with water

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Define Zone of Saturation

• region in the ground in which the pore spaces are filled with water

• region above ground where there is saturation

• region below ground where there is no saturation

• the region above and below an aquifer

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4