Unit 8. Water Cycle Bonus

The water table usually falls when there is

• an increase in the amount of precipitation

• a decrease in the slope of the land

• a increase in the amount of surface area covered by vegetation

• a decrease in the amount of infiltration

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Which graph best represents the capillarity of the soil samples in the diagram?

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Which graph best illustrates the relationship between the slope of the land and the amount of surface runoff?

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Which of the following describes the process of infiltration?

• Precipitation stored on the Earth's surface in the form of glaciers and snow

• Precipitation returning to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration

• Precipitation soaking into the ground to become ground water

• Precipitation flowing on the ground surface to form stream run-off

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A soil sample with a large amount of space between particles will have a greater

• porosity

• capillarity

• infiltration rate (permeability)

• water retention

The water table usually rises when there is

• a decrease in the amount of infiltration

• a decrease in the amount of surface area covered by vegetation

• an increase in the amount of precipitation

• an increase in the slope of the land

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Which of the following surface soil types has the slowest permeability rate and is most likely to produce flooding?

• pebbles

• sand

• silt

• clay

A paved blacktop parking lot was built on what was once a soil-covered field. the area will now experience increase runoff when rain occurs because the paved parking lot has

• greater infiltration

• less capillarity

• greater porosity

• less permeability

What is the water cycle?

• the 3 forms of water
• the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
• when water melts
• when clouds form

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Which of these is an example of precipitation?

• snow
• air
• clouds
• vapor

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