HSIE - Water Quiz

What is the water cycle?

• A bicycle powered by water

• The way in which water rotates through different states of matter and around the globe

• The way in which water moves throughout our body

• water going around in circles

What is it called when water evaporates and rises as water vapour?

• Frontal Rainfall

• Orographic Rainfall

• Convectional Rainfall

• Evaporation

Out of all of the water in the world, how much of it is freshwater?

• 20%

• 5%

• 30%

• 3%

Is Australia rich or poor in water?

• Rich

• Poor

• In the middle

How much of the Earth's surface is covered by water?

• About 71%

• About 70%

• About 50%

• About 81%

What is the world's longest river?

• The Yangtze

• The Amazon

• The Mekong

• The Nile

What is the main reason for rain in Wagga Wagga?

• The rain comes in from the coast

• The cold front blows rain to the inland areas

• All the water runoff from the Murrumbidgee comes to Wagga

• The Great Artesian Basin evaporates and sends rain.

What impacts the availability of water?

• Latitude

• Evaporation

• How long people take in the shower

• How much water rivers and streams loose to runoff

Which out of these countries is water rich?

• Russia

• Iran

• India

• Nepal

What is groundwater?

• Precipitation that remains close to the surface of the soil

• Water that travels below the ground

• Water that comes up to the ground from the shores

• Fresh water that remains on top of the surface/ground