Pd. 1-Water Cycle Review

What is all of the water found on, under and above the surface of the planet called?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere Lithosphere

The act of heat turning liquid water into vapor that rises into the air is called _________.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Percipitation

• Transpiration

Lakes, oceans, rivers, & streams are all examples of ________________.

• Fresh water

• Groundwater

• Run-off

• Surface Water

The process by which plants lose water out of their leaves and into the air is called ________.

• Transpiration

• Percipitation

• Percolation

• Condensation

The release of condensed water that the air cannot hold any longer: rain, snow, hail, sleet.

• Transpiration

• Percipitation

• Condesnation

• Percolation

Measure of how easily a liquid passes through a substance.

• Permeability

• Groundwater

• Porosity

• Run-off

Water that collects underground above the rock layer and moves like a river, stream or lake.

• Fresh water

• Surface Water

• Groundwater

• Run-off

The cooling of water vapor which changes it back into a liquid. It creates a cloud.

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

Water that flows over the land and eventually flows into lakes, rivers, or streams is _____.

• Precipitation

• Run-off

• Groundwater

• Transpiration

Has a definite volume but NO definite shape. Above freezing.

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma