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5.68 Watersheds and Groundwater Models Worksheet

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Watersheds and Groundwater Models - Which model or diagram best shows how watershed or groundwater flow models to explain how water moves through a landscape and into aquifers? (NGSS 5-ESS2-2 connections; CCSS: SL.5.5)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery
Science museum staff want one final diagram titled How Water Moves Through a Landscape and Into Aquifers. Which feature set must the diagram include to be most complete?
Aonly underground pipes
Bonly a river with fish
Ca cloud and an ocean only
Da hill, a watershed divide, runoff to streams, infiltration into permeable ground, an aquifer above an impermeable layer, and groundwater moving toward a well or spring
Solution & Explanation:A complete model needs both surface and underground parts of the water path, plus the land features and layers that guide the water.
Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery
A family compares two home lots for a septic system. Lot A is on a sandy slope above a town well. Lot B is on thicker clay farther from the well and stream. Which lot is less risky for groundwater pollution?
ALot A
Bboth lots are equally risky no matter what
CLot B
Drisk depends only on house color
Solution & Explanation:The lot on thicker clay and farther from the well and stream is less likely to send wastewater into groundwater quickly.
Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery
Which model best supports planting trees along stream banks?
Atrees force rivers uphill
Broots can slow runoff, help some water soak in, and reduce soil washing into the stream
Ctrees make watershed divides disappear
Droots block all groundwater everywhere
Solution & Explanation:Trees and roots can slow water, increase infiltration in some places, and reduce erosion into the stream.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for Grade 5 Science students. It aligns with educational standard 5-ESS2-2 (Primary standard selected for prompt fields in this prompt cell: NGSS 5-ESS2-2. Skill statement in this prompt cell: Which model or diagram best shows how watershed or groundwater flow models to explain how water moves through a landscape and into aquifers? Associated standards listed with this skill in this prompt cell: NGSS 5-ESS2-2 connections; CCSS: SL.5.5. Use this prompt-provided wording as the supporting standard description for this workflow.).

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