Science STAAR Review

Check all the boxes that are examples of Surface Water.

• Lakes

• Rivers

• Aquifer

• Streams

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What answer is an example of Ground Water?

• Lake Michigan

• Pacific Ocean

• An Aquifer

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The Fox river is a smaller river that empties into a larger river, the Illinois river. The Fox river is an example of what?

• An Ocean

• A Tributary

• Batavia

Lets talk Groundwater. You have a bunch of water hiding underground. What do you call the top level of that underground water?

• The top

• The bottom

• The water table

• The water floor

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is an aquifer? Check all that are true!

• Ground water

• Water that is stored underground

• Water that is held under the Earth's surface

• Water that is sitting in a lake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The amount of space between the rocks in an aquifer is called what?

• Permeability

• Porosity

• Big

If water is "flowing" or moving underground, it can move slow or fast. What is a word for how water flows underground?

• Porosity

• Permeability

• Aquifer

Porosity is the amount of _________ in an aquifer.

• Space

• Dirt

• People

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Is Lake Michigan surface water or ground water?

• Surface water

• Ground water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which part of the image of rocks will hold more water?

• Right

• Left

• Center

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4