Water Processes test

Rain, snow, sleet and hail are all examples of

• precipitation

• deposition

• tornadoes

• frozen water

Ground water is found in an underground reservoir called

• aquifer

• hydrofer

• tide pool

• rip tide

Most of the water on Earth is found in

• rivers

• lakes

• oceans

• glaciers

What percent of the Earth is covered by water?

• 20%

• 50%

• 70%

• 85%

When the sun heats up the surface of a puddle, what happens to the water?

• condenses

• evaporates

• precipitates

• infiltrates

Rain occurs when droplets of water

• evaporates

• freeze

• transpire

• condenses

Water that has evaporated returns to the Earth as

• condensation

• sublimation

• surface runoff

• precipitation

Without heat from the Sun, the water cycle would

• reverse

• not work

• slow down

• not be affected

Cor clouds to form, water droplets need to cling to

• dust

• wind

• heat

• ice

Earth's water is mostly

• freshwater

• fresh ground water

• fresh surface water

• saline