Groundwater and Watersheds

An underground layer of permeable rock, sediment, or soil that stores water is call a(n) __________.

• cave

• divide

• aquifer

• well

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

San Antonio gets its water from the _____.

• San Antonio River

• Edwards Aquifer

• Gulf of Mexico

• Medina Lake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Water found beneath the Earth's surface is called _____.

• groundwater

• storm water

• surface water

• wastewater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water that flows along Earth's surface is called ___.

• groundwater

• runoff

• storm water

• surface water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This is the direction that water flows on the surface of the ground.

• any direction

• downhill

• sideways

• upward

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Runoff that collects into bodies of water is called _____.

• groundwater

• storm water

• surface water

• wastewater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An area of land where all the water drains to the same body of water is called a(n) _____.

• aquifer

• divide

• wetland

• watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This type of pollution does NOT have one identifiable source because runoff moves over or through the ground.

• nonpoint source

• point source

When precipitation hits the ground, the path it takes is determined by ...

• what it hits (rock, asphalt, or soft dirt)

• gravity

• topography (shape of the land)

• All the above.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The surface water system includes:

• streams and rivers

• lakes

• oceans

• All the above.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4