Hydrology Set 3 Part 2 Vocab Quiz

What is El Nino?

• A cold ocean current

• A warm ocean current along the coast of Peru

• A type of fish

• A mountain range

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is an estuary?

• A desert

• A mountain peak

• A habitat where fresh water meets salt water

• A type of forest

What is evaporation?

• The change of a substance from a gas to a liquid

• The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas

• The freezing of water

• The melting of ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What are hydrothermal vents?

• Cold water springs

• Spots on the ocean floor where hot gases and minerals escape

• Underwater volcanoes

• Deep-sea trenches

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What does impermeable mean?

• Allowing passage

• Impassable, not allowing passage

• Easily broken

• Transparent

What is infiltration?

• The process by which water enters the soil

• The process of water freezing

• The process of water evaporating

• The process of water boiling

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is La Nina?

• A warm ocean current

• A climate event with colder surface waters

• A type of fish

• A desert wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is permeability?

• The ability of rock to block water

• The ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through

• The ability of soil to dry quickly

• The ability of rock to dissolve in water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is precipitation?

• The process of water evaporating

• Any form of water that falls from clouds

• The melting of ice

• The freezing of rain

What is a river basin?

• A type of lake

• The area of land drained by a river

• A mountain range

• A desert