Hydrosphere

What is responsibly for the presence of groundwater in an area?

• Movement of water from a confined to an unconfined aquifer

• Movement of surface water and precipitation through soil and rock

• Movement of water from streams and rivers to watersheds

• Movement of surface water through impermeable rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which of the following surfaces would allow the most runoff and least infiltration of water?

• Gravel

• Cement

• Sand

• Grass

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What might cause water level tables to become deeper over time?

• Increase in the amount of precipitation

• Increase in water conservation efforts

• Decrease in the amount of recharge

• Decrease in the amount of runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The water table is above the ____________________ zone and below the __________________________ zone.

• unsaturated, saturated

• saturated, unsaturated

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the part in the water cycle where water enters the ground through the soil?

• Condensation

• Infiltration

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What would happen if precipitation increases within a watershed?

• Water table would rise

• Some tributaries would disappear

• Hillside infiltration would decrease

• Boundaries of the watershed would shrink

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Flooding might happen if what water cycle process has slowed or stopped completely?

• Surface runoff

• Groundwater discharge

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water can move through soil because of the soil's _______________________.

• Water table

• Impermeable layer

• Permeability

• Porosity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process of water being added to the water table from precipitation is called ____________________________.

• Drawdown

• Discharge

• Condensation

• Recharge

The majority of Earth's freshwater is held in ___________________________.

• Rivers, streams, and lakes

• Polar ice caps and glaciers

• Subsurface materials

• Oceans