G7 T7 L4: Water Resources

What are the two main ways to get water to your house?

• Rivers and lakes

• City water and well water

• Bottled water and rainwater

• Streams and ponds

What is an aquifer?

• A type of water filter

• A water purification system

• A body of porous rock that holds groundwater

• A man-made water reservoir

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which of the following are sources of freshwater on Earth?

• Glaciers, ice caps, groundwater, surface water

• Oceans, seas, groundwater, surface water

• Rivers, lakes, icebergs, rainwater

• Streams, ponds, glaciers, oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is surface water?

• Water that is stored underground

• Water that is found in the atmosphere

• Freshwater that is found on top of Earth’s land surface

• Saltwater found in oceans and seas

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Where is most surface water found?

• In deserts and arid regions

• In oceans and seas

• In lakes, rivers, and streams, as well as swamps and marshes

• Underground in aquifers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What factors contribute to the uneven distribution of groundwater on Earth?

• The amount of rainfall and snowfall

• The type of rock layers in Earth’s crust

• The depth of the Earth's core

• The temperature of the surface water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

How does the type of rock in the Earth's crust affect the distribution of groundwater?

• More porous rocks have fewer spaces where water can collect

• Non-porous rocks allow for easy water flow

• More porous rocks have more empty spaces where water can collect

• The rock type does not affect groundwater distribution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is the primary cause of groundwater formation?

• The sun heating the water

• Water vapor condensing

• Gravity pulling water into the ground

• Plants absorbing water

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which of the following is NOT a way humans impact freshwater resources?

• Building dams

• Creating aquifers

• Polluting water bodies

• Planting trees

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What is desalination?

• The process of heating saltwater to produce steam

• The process of removing salt and minerals from saltwater to make freshwater

• The process of filtering pollutants from freshwater

• The process of extracting minerals from the ocean floor