Freshwater

True or false: Freshwater includes lakes, rivers, and wetlands.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How could groundwater subsidence occur?

• If we don't check bedrock.

• If we conserve water.

• If we don't pump as much water out.

• If we use water faster than it is replenished.

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Which is a type of fresh SURFACE water?

• Aquifer

• Geyser

• Glacier

• Well

• W

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What is an aquifer?

• a man made hole drilled in the ground for water consumption.

• a huge mass of ice and snow that moves slowly over land.

• a place where ground water flows out of the rocks.

• a layer of rock or sediment that can hold water.

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What is the process of water not seeping into the ground but flowing on the surface of the land?

• Condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

• infiltration

what % of Earth's water is fresh water

• 97%

• 100 %

• 30%

• 2.5 %

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Groundwater is thus a form of _________that _______________ streams during periods when rain does not fall.

• storage, sustains

• precipitation, dehydrates

• saltwater, dries up

• mineral, lithifies

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What percentage of the Earth's water is freshwater?

• 2.5%

• 10%

• 25%

• 50%

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Which of the following is a source of freshwater?

• Ocean

• River

• Salt Lake

• Sea

What is the main difference between freshwater and saltwater?

• Freshwater contains more salt

• Saltwater is found in rivers

• Freshwater has less than 1% salt concentration

• Saltwater is drinkable