Unit 3 Review- Hydrosphere

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

• the sun
• the earth
• water
• the moon

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

When water condenses, the liquid water forms ______________.

• water vapor
• steam
• air
• clouds

Which of these is not an example of precipitation?

• rain
• clouds
• sleet
• snow

Does evaporation happen before or after condensation?

• before
• after
• during

What is surface runoff?

• Water from precipitation that flows over the land surface
• The surface running off
• Snow
• A runny surface

What do we call the land area that supplies water to a river system?

• runoff
• recharge
• watershed
• valley

What conditions determine whether water will become runoff?

• Vegetation

• Rate of Precipitation

• Soil Composition

• Slope

• All of the above

How does vegetation affect the absorption of water?

• Less vegetation = more absorption

• More vegetation = less absorption

• More vegetation = more absorption

• No vegetation = max absorption