HS ESS2 4

If there is a pollutant in the recharge zone it will likely end up in the

• air

• fire

• groundwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What type of Aquifers are A and B?

• Both are Confined Aquifers

• Aquifer A is a Confined Aquifer and Aquifer B is a Unconfined Aquifer

• Aquifer A is a Unconfined Aquifer and Aquifer B is a Confined Aquifer

• Both are Unconfined Aquifers

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Select which well(s) are working Artesian Wells?

• Well 1

• Well 2

• Well 3

• Well 4

• Well 5

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When water infiltrates the ground, the water tends to move downward until it reaches what?

• the other side of the Earth

  
  

• the Earth's core

  
  

• a depth of 100 feet

  
  

• the water table

  
  

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When precipitation falls on land surfaces, it begins to flow toward sea level. The water is more likely to flow toward sea level as groundwater if

• the surface is not porous and there are lots of interconnected spaces underground.

  
  

• the surface is porous and there are lots of interconnected spaces underground.

  
  

• the surface is porous and there are few interconnected spaces underground.

  
  

• the surface is not porous and there are few interconnected spaces underground.

  
  

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When wetlands add water to the groundwater system, they are recharging the groundwater. When wetlands take water from the groundwater system, the groundwater discharges.

Use this information to select the true statement.

• Groundwater sometimes discharges into a stream or lake.

• Groundwater never discharges into streams or lakes.

  
  

• Groundwater seeks an imbalance, discharging more than it is recharge

• Groundwater cannot discharge, it can only be recharged.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This is the top of the saturation zone, below which water fills all open spaces between the rock...

• Groundwater

• Reservoir

• Water Table

• Well

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which represents the distribution of water on Earth?

• 3% freshwater, 97% salt water

• 97% freshwater, 3% salt water

• 71% freshwater, 29% salt water

• 29% freshwater, 71% salt water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Where is most of the freshwater found on Earth?

• lakes

• polar ice caps and glaciers

• oceans

• rivers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water underground is stored in ____________.

• aquifers

• reservoirs

• wells

• depositories

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4