Water Cycle review for test

The hydrosphere includes all the water on the earth and in the atmosphere.

• False

• True

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Which of the following processes contributes most to the movement of water from land to the atmosphere? (liquid water to water vapor)

• crystallization

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

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Gravity plays a major role in the global movement of water in which of the following processes?

• the expansion of water as it turns into ice

• water flowing up mountainsides

• water flowing in rivers and streams

• water vapor rising in to the atmosphere

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What is the energy source for the water cycle?

• the sun

• the earth

• water

• the moon

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How are the processes of evaporation and condensation similar?

• Both involve water's change in state of matter

• both occur when water is moved between the ocean and the land

• both are observed only in areas that have high winds

• both occur when water is heated by energy from the sun

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What factors drive the cycling of water between the land, ocean, and atmosphere?

• flows of rivers, streams, and tributaries

• melting of polar ice caps

• groundwater infiltration

• sun's radiation and gravity

• all of the above

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Which best explains why runoff is important?

• it increases condensation

• it makes evaporation occur faster

• it increases the chance of flooding

• it returns water to the other locations on Earth

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A natural feature that stores water underground due to the permeability of rocks

• aquifer

• lake

• river

• well

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What is transpiration?

• When plants take in water vapor through their leaves

• When plants release water vapor through their leaves

• when plants draw up water through their roots

• when plants release carbon dioxide through their leaves

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When a liquid changes state to a gas

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• infiltration

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