Hydrosphere Review

What would happen to living things if the hydrosphere was nonexistent?

• Plants would survive but animals would die

• Animals would survive but plants would die

• Living things would be able to reproduce faster

• Living things would die

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The majority of water on Earth is

• saltwater

• freshwater

• frozen

• found in the uppermost part of the atmosphere

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Water cycles through

• the geosphere.

• the hydrosphere.

• the atmosphere.

• all of Earth's spheres.

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What is the driving force of the water cycle?

• wind

• sun

• soil

• clouds

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When the sun warms liquid water and causes it to change into a gas it is called

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• infiltration

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When the sun warms plants, it causes water to evaporate out of the leaves through the small openings. This process is called

• collection

• transpiration

• absorption

• run off

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In the atmosphere, water vapor cools and changes back into liquid form. This is called

• transpiration

• absorption

• infiltration

• condensation

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Tiny water droplets form on dust particle in the atmosphere to form

• rain

• snow

• pollution

• clouds

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When water from the atmosphere back to the surface of the Earth is it called

• transpiration

• condensation

• precipitation

• infiltration

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Precipitation that falls to Earth’s surface moves from high to low elevations. This water is called

• infiltration

• flooding

• runoff

• collection

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