Water Cycle

Water in the atmosphere is compare to a _______ that moves water around the globe.

• superhighway

• parkway

• stream

• conduit

Water in the atmosphere is only _____ of the Earth's total water.

• .001%

• .03%

• .003%

• .3%

Almost 70% of the Earth’s freshwater is stored in ________.

• ice caps, glaciers, and permanent snow

• icebergs, glaciers, and permanent snow

• ice caps, ponds, and permanent snow

• ice caps, glaciers, and temporary snow

The transformation from ice directly to water vapor is called _________.

• condensation

• vaporization

• transpiration

• sublimation

All forms of water that fall from the air to the Earth’s surface are called _____________.

• rain

• precipitation

• condensation

• weather

Whether it is snow, rain, sleet or hail depends on the ________ of the air that the water falls through.

• color

• density

• location

• temperature

What percentage of Earth's water is contained in the oceans?

• 97%

• 97.5%

• 98%

• 98.5%

Groundwater exiting the land surface, usually through a spring, is called groundwater __________.

• escape

• discharge

• transfusion

• exit

In which season do temperatures rise above the freezing point of water so that snow will melt and run off into streams.

• autumn

• spring

• summer

• fall

Rainwater that does not infiltrate the ground and gradually collects in streams and rivers and eventually flows into the ocean is called surface ________.

• run-off

• water

• level

• spreading