Groundwater and Watersheds

What is the top of the water-filled spaces  (saturated zone) in the ground called?

• Groundwater

• Reservoir

• Water Table

• Well

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Sand is ___________, meaning that water can pass through easily.

• Permeable

• Impermeable

• Solid

• Soft

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The top of the groundwater’s zone of saturation - E

• Zone of Aeration

• Aquifer

• Surface water

• Water table

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Water stored in cracks and pores below the Earth's surface is called ---

• groundwater

• runoff

• precipitation

• surface water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A ___________________ is the area of land that collects runoff and channels it into a main river.

• peninsula

• tributary

• groundwater

• watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which diagram shows the correct water flow patterns of watersheds?

• ponds, lakes or oceans -> rivers -> creeks -> mountains and hills

• mountains and hills -> creeks ->rivers -> ponds, lakes or oceans

• rivers -> ponds, lakes or oceans -> creeks -> mountains and hills

• mountains and hills -> ponds, lakes or oceans -> creeks -> rivers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Where do all three of VA's major watersheds ultimately drain to?

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

Which regional watershed do we live in?

• Roanoke

• Big Sandy

• Potomac

• Rappahannock

Water that flows along Earth's surface to eventually return to the ocean is called ___.

• runoff

• storm drain

• tributary

• groundwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The largest watershed in Virginia is the ---

• Chesapeake Bay

• North Carolina Sound

• Gulf of Mexico