Aquifers & Springs Test Review

Aquifers and springs are examples of

• groundwater

• surface water

• water table

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

An underground layer of permeable rock or sand that collects, retains and conducts water is a...

• Lake

• Pond

• Aquifer

• River

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When the water table of an aquifer reaches the surface... groundwater is released as surface water in which TWO? [CHOOSE 2]

• Rivers

• Pools

• Lakes

• Parking lots

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which of the following is NOT a type of Texas aquifer?

• Unconfined aquifer

• Confined (artesian) aquifer

• Karstic aquifer

• Glacial aquifer

Springs are places where water from an aquifer flows to the surface... springs often form along ______.

• Faults

• Roads

• Volcanoes

• Buildings

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

True/False.

Aquifers do NOT have contaminants such as gas, oil, fertilizers, and chemicals.

• True

• False

True/False

Aquifers are underground, so there are no photosynthetic plants

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

True/False

Groundwater recharges at the same rate as it is extracted from the ground.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Water that fills lakes and rivers

• groundwater

• surface water

• water table

• saturated zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Sand is ___________, which means water can easily pass through it.

• Permeable

• Impermeable

• Solid

• Soft

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4