Ground Water Review

Is the underground boundary where the soil permanently saturated with water

• water table
• groundwater recharge
• permeable layer
• aquifer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Water that flows over the ground instead of sinking into the ground

• Soil moisture retention
• Rainwater absorption
• runoff

• Groundwater flow

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Any layer that can hold water

• Reservoir
• Lake
• Aquifer
• Pond

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Any of the water liquid or soil water on Earth's surface

• Atmospheric water
• Groundwater
• Desalinated water
• Surface water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A lake that stores water for human use, such as drinking, watering crops, boating and fishing

• dams

• reservoir

• Wind turbine operation
• Solar panel installation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The underground area where water fills the cracks and pores in soil and rocks

• unsaturated zone

• saturated zone

• Reservoir
• Aquifer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The upper layer of soil and rock that contain air as well as water

• saturated zone

• unsaturated zone

• Subsoil
• Topsoil

Materials that have small and unconnected pores which water cannot pass through easily

• Permeable

• Impermeable

• Absorbent materials
• Waterproof materials

Materials that have large and connected pores which allows water to pass through easily

• Solid rocks
• Permeable

• Non-porous substances
• Impermeable

The land area that supplies water to a river system

• Watershed
• Riverbank
• Floodplain
• Delta

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4