Es 18.2-Erosion and Groundwater

Which type of erosion shapes coastlines through wave action and tides? a) Glacial erosion b) Wind erosion c) Coastal erosion d) Chemical erosion

• c) Coastal erosion

• Thermal erosion

• Biological erosion

• Sediment erosion

What is the term for water stored beneath Earth's surface? a) Surface water b) Groundwater c) Runoff d) Precipitation

• Groundwater

• Desalination

• Aquifer

• Surface runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a layer of rock or sediment that stores and transmits groundwater called? a) Aquifer b) Watershed c) Basin d) Reservoir

• Pond

• Stratum

• Aquiclude

• a) Aquifer

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is the upper surface of the saturated zone of groundwater called? a) Permeability zone b) Water table c) Aquifer d) Runoff layer

• Hydraulic zone

• Groundwater reservoir

• Saturation layer

• b) Water table

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The amount of open space within rocks is known as: a) Porosity b) Permeability c) Saturation d) Capillarity

• Viscosity

• Porosity

• Density

• Conductivity

What term describes the ease with which water can flow through rocks or sediments? a) Porosity b) Permeability c) Saturation d) Evaporation

• c) Filtration

• d) Capillarity

• b) Permeability

• a) Density

Which process involves the wearing away of rocks by wind? a) Coastal erosion b) Glacial erosion c) Wind erosion d) Chemical erosion

• c) Wind erosion

• River erosion

• Soil erosion

• Thermal erosion

What is the primary source of groundwater recharge? a) Evaporation b) Precipitation c) Surface runoff d) Transpiration

• g) Ocean water intrusion

• b) Precipitation

• e) Groundwater extraction

• f) Soil erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is the term for the area of land that drains into a river or lake? a) Watershed b) Aquifer c) Basin d) Reservoir

• Estuary

• Delta

• Floodplain

• Watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which type of rock is most likely to have high porosity? a) Igneous b) Metamorphic c) Sedimentary d) All of the above

• g) Crystalline

• f) Fossilized

• c) Sedimentary

• e) Volcanic