Groundwater Pop Quiz

___________ is water that infiltrates the Earth's surface.

• Surface Water

• Run-Off

• Surplus

• Groundwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The rate at which water passes through rock is the.....

• Porosity

• Permeability

• Flow Rate

• Water cannot pass through rock!

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which word describes the amount or percent of space between rock particles.

• Porosity

• Permeability

• Nalence

• Water Table

_________ occurs when water is replaced underground.

• Deficit

• Recharge

• Usage

• Surplus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The ______ ______ is the upper boundary of groundwater.

• Water Table

• Water Budget

• Water Supply

• Groundwater

A(n) __________ is a body of rock that stores groundwater.

• Water Table

• Water Budget

• Groundwater

• Aquifer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

When the water table meets the surface, a wetland or ________ may form.

• Aquifer

• Porosity

• Spring

• Permeability

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When water is removed from the ground it is called ___________.

• Recharge

• Surplus

• Deficit

• Usage

When the precipitation is greater than the need for water, a water _______ occurs.

• Surplus

• Deficit

• Recharge

• Usage

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What might cause a well to run dry?

• Rainfall and Evaporation

• Not Using it Enough

• Overuse of Water and Drought

• High Temperatures

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4