Hydrologic Cycle Post Test

Select the definition of precipitation from below.

• when water evaporates into a gas

• when water runs off a hill

• water that condensed in the atmosphere and fell to Earth

• when water changes from a solid to a gas without becoming a liquid first

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Which word below is not an example of surface water?

• stream

• swamp

• aquifer

• lake

Which pH range in general is safe for most organisms?

• acids

• neutrals

• bases

Look at the table. What pH would you like to live in if you were a fish?

• 11 pH

• 4 pH

• 8 pH

• 9 pH

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Local environmental scientists have collected evidence of the presence of insecticides in the river. Insecticides are used on crops to help prevent damage from insects.

According to the diagram, how might this insecticide have reached the river?

• transpiration

• precipitation

• condensation

• surface runoff

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The diagram includes an ocean in the water cycle.

How does salt water from the ocean end up as fresh water in precipitation?

• Runoff leaves salt in the soil.

• Precipitation leaves salt in the clouds.

• Evaporation leaves salt in the ocean.

• Condensation leaves salt in the water vapor.

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What is the primary energy source that drives Earth’s water cycle between the atmosphere, oceans and land?

• wind

• sunlight

• ocean currents

• rotation of Earth

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Select the option that matches the following phrase.

Water precipitates and infiltrates into the ground. It ends up in an aquifer.

• Water molecules combine in a cloud. Water molecules change from a gas to a liquid. They then get heavier until gravity pulls them down to earth as snow.

• Water rains down from the atmosphere onto the ground. It then runs off of a hill into the ocean.

• Water rains down from the atmosphere onto the ground. It then soaks into the ground and ends up as part of the groundwater.

• Water rains down from the atmosphere. It then lands in a lake.

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Why is water considered a renewable resource?

• Because it can change from a solid to a liquid and a gas.

• Water is continually recycled through the hydrologic cycle. We will never run out of water.

• Because using water to create energy creates less pollution than using fossil fuels.

• Water is not a renewable. We will run out.

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A new landfill is being built in Columbus. The city wants the landfill to be lined with a material that has a low permeability. Why would this be a request that they have? Select the option below that uses the vocabulary word correctly and that is a true statement.

• Lining a landfill with a material that has a low permeability will stop liquid from the landfill from infiltrating into the ground and becoming part of the city’s watershed. Having a soil with low permeability will reduce pollution.

• Lining a landfill with a material that has a low permeability will allow liquid from the landfill to easily flow out and become absorbed into the watershed.

• Lining a landfill with a material that has a low permeability will not allow the water to leave the landfill. This increases pollution because water will not be able to escape.

• Lining a landfill with a material with low permeability will help water from the landfill infiltrated into the groundwater and become a part of the city’s watershed again.

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