Mystery Science day 3 groundwater

What is an aquifer?

• A natural underground source of fresh water
• A type of rock
• A type of fish
• A type of cloud

Why is understanding aquifer, evaporation, groundwater, hydrosphere, and model important?

• To study the stars
• To learn about plants
• To understand the source of water
• To learn about animals

Which of the following is NOT a component of the hydrosphere?

• Icebergs
• Rivers
• Mountains
• Oceans

How are aquifer, evaporation, groundwater, hydrosphere, and model related?

• They are all types of animals
• They are all related to the source of water
• They are all types of rocks
• They are all types of clouds

Which of the following best describes evaporation?

• The process of a solid changing to a gas
• The process of a gas changing to a liquid
• The process of a gas changing to a solid
• The process of a liquid changing to a gas

In a scientific context, what does 'model' mean?

• A pretend version of something used in movies
• A real-life object
• A type of animal
• A pretend version of something that scientists use when the real thing is too big, small, or complicated to work with

What is the main difference between groundwater and surface water?

• Groundwater is salty, surface water is fresh
• Groundwater is above the Earth's surface, surface water is below
• Groundwater is beneath Earth's surface, surface water is above
• There is no difference

What does the term 'hydrosphere' refer to?

• All the fire on Earth
• All the water on and around planet Earth
• All the land on Earth
• All the air on Earth

Which of the following is an example of an aquifer?

• A river
• A cloud
• A lake
• An underground source of fresh water

What is groundwater?

• The fresh water above Earth's surface
• The saltwater beneath Earth's surface
• The saltwater above Earth's surface
• The fresh water beneath Earth's surface