Hydrologic Cycle

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What is the term for the movement of water caused by differences in temperature and salinity?

• Conduction

• Convection currents

• Radiation

• Evaporation

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Which term describes the saltiness of ocean water?

• Density

• Salinity

• Temperature

• Pressure

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Which of the following is less dense?

• Cold water

• Warm water

• Salty water

• Deep water

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What is the Coriolis Effect?

• An effect that makes oceans hot and cold

• An effect that makes the water warmer

• An effect that makes the path of the winds and currents disappear

• An effect that makes the path of the winds and currents curve

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What is the water cycle?

• a cycle that makes water turn into oceans

• continuous process by which water moves from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back

• Movement of water into only rain

• Process of moving water that only occurs on days with full moons

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What is Evaporation?

• When water comes from plants

• Where water in gas from goes into liquid form

• Where water in liquid forms goes into gas form

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What is Transpiration?

• Unused water from the plants evaporate from the leaves

• Unused water from the plants evaporates from the roots

• When water evaporates from the ocean

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What is Condensation?

• water is given off through the leaves

• When water is released down to the earth

• the changing of liquid to gas (water to water vapor )

• the changing of gas to a liquid (water vapor to water)

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What is Precipitation?

• When Water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, hail or sleet

• When it snows on Sundays

• When Water that falls to Earth as rain or snow

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Snow is a form of

• Sublimation

• Deposition

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What is runoff?

• small amount of remaining water runs off the surface

• When oceans have extra salt

• water is given off through the leaves as water vapor

• The movement of water in constant cycle

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What is Infiltration?

• When water runs into the ocean

• when water fills the porous spaces in the ocean

• when water fills the porous spaces in the rock and soil

Let's Apply Our Learning

Multiple Choice

Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation
• run off

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Which of the following is the process used by plants to release excess water into the atmosphere?

• precipitation

• condensation

• transpiration

• perspiration

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How does most of the water in the water cycle move from lakes and rivers directly back into the atmosphere?

• evaporation

• respiration

• precipitation

• condensation

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What is the main source of groundwater?

• morning dew collecting on the surface of shrubs and grasses

• saltwater flowing into fault lines at the ocean floor

• precipitation falling into man-made wells

• precipitation seeping through pores and cracks in the ground