Unit 7.1: Human Influence on Groundwater & Surface Water

What is the term used to describe a body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater?

• Aquifer

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Watershed

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What is the term used to describe the water that is beneath Earth's surface?

• Aquifer

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Watershed

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What is the term used to describe all the bodies of freshwater, salt water, ice, and snow that are found above the ground?

• Aquifer

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Watershed

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What is the term used to describe the area of land that is drained by a river system?

• Aquifer

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Watershed

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What is the term used to describe an area of land that is periodically underwater or whose soil contains a great deal of moisture?

• Aquifer

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Wetland

What is one possible effect of building dams and reservoirs on the sediment transport in rivers?

• increase in water temperature

• decrease in water clarity

• increase in fish population

• reduction of sediment reaching downstream areas

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which human activity is most likely to cause an increase in nutrient levels in a body of water?

• elevated CO₂ levels in the atmosphere

• dumping litter in the water

• fertilizer runoff from nearby agriculture

• discharging warm water from an electrical power plant

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What can result from an increase in nutrient levels in a body of water?

• Algae blooms that can lead to a decrease in the available O₂ for fish populations (eutrophication)

• It helps remove salt from the water (desalination)

• Increased O₂ levels (oxygenation)

• Increased health of the fish populations

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Using groundwater for irrigation purposes causes the water table to rise. True or False?

• True

• False

As the water table levels decrease, aquifers refill more slowly. True or False?

• True

• False

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