Water Cycle Lesson

Multiple Choice

The water cycle has

El ciclo del agua tiene

• a beginning and an end. 
• no beginning an no end. 
• only a beginning. 
• only an end. 

Multiple Choice

What is it called when water sticks to water?

¿Cómo se llama cuando el agua se pega al agua?

• Cohesion

• Adhesion

• Capillary Action

• Xylem

Multiple Choice

What allows water to stick to particles of dust in the air, thereby condensing to form clouds?

¿Qué permite que el agua se adhiera a las partículas de polvo en el aire, condensándose así para formar nubes?

• Cohesion

• Adhesion

• Dipole moment

• Phloem

Multiple Choice

On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?

¿En qué tipo de día esperaría la mayor evaporación de la superficie de un estanque?

• cold, rainy
• cold, sunny
• warm, rainy
• warm, sunny

Multiple Choice

The process when plants release water vapor from their leaves is called ______.

El proceso en el que las plantas liberan vapor de agua de sus hojas se llama ______.

• precipitation

• evaporation

• transpiration

• condensation

Multiple Choice

______ is movement of water past the soil going deep into the groundwater.

______ es el movimiento del agua que pasa por el suelo y se adentra en el agua subterránea.

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Percolation

• Sublimation

Multiple Choice

Hydropower is a renewable resource.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a BENEFIT of hydropower

• Dams are expensive to build

• It produces no air pollution

• It disturbs ecosystems

• It can only be used where there is large body of water

Multiple Choice

What is a DISADVANTAGE of hydropower?

• It is cheap to produce once the dam is built

• It produces no air pollution

• It is renewable

• Dams can disturb natural ecosystems