PC: Water and Human Influence on Groundwater & Surface Water

What is the term used to describe a body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater?

• Aquifer

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is the term used to describe the water that is beneath Earth's surface?

• Aquifer

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is the term used to describe all the bodies of freshwater, salt water, ice, and snow that are found above the ground?

• Aquifer

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the term used to describe the area of land that is drained by a river system?

• Aquifer

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the term used to describe an area of land that is periodically underwater or whose soil contains a great deal of moisture?

• Aquifer

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Wetland

What is one possible effect of building dams and reservoirs on the sediment transport in rivers?

• increase in water temperature

• decrease in water clarity

• increase in fish population

• reduction of sediment reaching downstream areas

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The lower the water levels, the more the energy costs are to pump water out of wells. True or False?

• True

• False

What is the main function of wetlands in maintaining water quality?

• They increase the rate of groundwater depletion

• They reduce the amount of rainfall in an area

• They filter pollutants and trap sediments

• They promote saltwater intrusion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

True or False: Surface water is found only in rivers and lakes.

• True

• False

Which of the following is most likely to reduce the amount of groundwater?

• Planting more trees

• Paving large areas with concrete

• Creating artificial lakes

• Building wetlands

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4