Groundwater and Watersheds

Where groundwater is stored underground

• cave

• divide

• aquifer

• well

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water found beneath the Earth's surface is called _____.

• groundwater

• storm water

• surface water

• wastewater

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Water that flows on top of, and along Earth's surface is called ___.

• groundwater

• runoff

• storm water

• precipitation

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This is the direction that water flows on the surface of the ground.

• any direction

• downhill

• sideways

• uphill

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Runoff that collects into bodies of water on the Earth's surface

is called _____.

• groundwater

• storm water

• surface water

• wastewater

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An area of land where all the water drains to the same body of water is called a(n) _____.

• aquifer

• divide

• wetland

• watershed

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The surface water system includes:

• streams and rivers

• lakes

• oceans

• All the above.

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An aquifer contains _____ which can be extracted for use.

• groundwater

• storm water

• surface water

• wastewater

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which of the following can contaminate groundwater?

• improperly applied fertilizers and pesticides

• poorly designed landfills

• failing septic or sewage systems

• All the above.

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Most water pollution is the result of __________________.

• natural processes
• animal waste
• human activities
• acid rain

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