Water Resources

What percentage of Earth's water is salt water?

• 2.5%

• 55 times

• 90%

• 97.5%

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Describe a Renewable Resources

• a resources that runs out

• a resource that requires renewing periodically

• a resources that will not run out

• a limited resource

Surface water is...

• water that flows over land and has not been absorbed into the ground

• water that moves downhill accoring to gravity

• water found on the crust of the earth's surface

• all of the land area that supplies water to a particular river system

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Surface water is...

• water that flows over land and has not been absorbed into the ground

• water that moves downhill according to gravity, forming a network of connected streams and rivers

• water found on the crust of the earth's surface

• all of the land area that supplies water to a particular river system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Runoff is...

• water that flows over land and has not been absorbed into the ground

• water that moves downhill according to gravity, forming a network of connected streams and rivers

• water found on the crust of the earth's surface

• all of the land area that supplies water to a particular river system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A watershed is...

• water that flows over land and has not been absorbed into the ground

• water that moves downhill according to gravity, forming a network of connceted streams and rivers

• water found on the crust of the earth's surface

• all of the land area that supplies water to a particular river system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

River system is...

• water that flows over land and has not been absorbed into the ground

• water that moves downhill according to gravity, forming a network of connceted streams and rivers

• water found on the crust of the earth's surface

• all of the land area that supplies water to a particular river system

Permeable

• sponge-like formations of rock, sand, or gravel that hold water.

• layers containing spaces, or pores, through which water can pass

• water found on the crust of the earth's surface

• layers with few or no pores

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An aquifer has...

• sponge-like formations of rock, sand, or gravel that hold water.

• layers containing spaces, or pores, through which water can pass

• water found on the crust of the earth's surface

• layers with few or no pores

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Impermeable

• sponge-like formations of rock, sand, or gravel that hold water.

• layers containing spaces, or pores, through which water can pass

• water found on the crust of the earth's surface

• layers with few or no pores