Water Cycle Test

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

• snow
• air
• clouds
• vapor

Which is the opposite of condensation?

• runoff
• evaporation
• precipitation
• transpiration

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration

The ________ is the driving force of the earth's surface.

• sun
• moon 
• stars

After precipitation occurs, what can the water do?

• It will infiltrate the ground or runoff.
• It will freeze and melt.
• It will evaporate
• Nothing will happen to it.

water that cannot infiltrate will move along Earth's surface to streams, creeks, etc.

• Runoff

• Infiltration

• Ground Water

• Water Table

subsurface water that is found beneath the water table

• Runoff

• Infiltration

• Ground Water

• Water Table

the area of land drained by any one stream.

• Runoff

• Water Table

• Watershed

• Ground Water

The primary source for most water on land comes from the evaporation of water from..

• Ground Water

• Oceans

• Lakes

• Plants

Portion of the soil above the water table in which pores are partly filled with water and mostly filled with air.

• Zone of Saturation

• Bedrock

• Zone of Aeration

• Ground Water