Surface and Ground Water

Quiz
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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
+2
Standards-aligned
Charles Martinez
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A body of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river or stream where it enters an ocean or lake. A river creates a _____ by laying down sediment or rock debris.
Wetland
Tributary
Watershed
Delta
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
They are large storage spaces used to hold and regulate the flow of flood water.
They are paths of land next to rivers that must remain clear to allow floodwater to pass.
They are long walls built along bodies of water that contain rising waters.
They are large barriers constructed along waterways designed to control water levels.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Water soaks into the ground and becomes groundwater. The correct labels for the layers within the Earth, as illustrated in the diagram are...
A. water table - B. zone of aeration - C. zone of saturation
A. zone of aeration - B. zone of saturation - C. water table
A. zone of aeration - B. water table - C. zone of saturation
A. zone of saturation - B. water table - C. zone of aeration
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This is a freshwater stream that feeds into a larger stream, river or other body of water. The larger, or parent, river is called the main-stem.
Tributary
Delta
Waterway
Mid-ocean ridge
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Consider the diagram of the water cycle. Assume that deforestation has taken place. How will this effect the movement of water through this model?
Runoff will decrease.
Sea level will increase.
Condensation will increase.
Transpiration will decrease.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS3-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Without the natural filtration system of a wetland, money would most likely be spent on...
Building barrier islands
Waste water treatment plants
Coastal rebuilding efforts
Non-point source pollution clean up
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The water that flows into comes in part from...
Rivers
Lakes
Ponds
Reservoirs
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
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