Hydrological cycle

Which of the following is the fastest flow to the river?

• Percolation

• Through flow

• Evaporation

• Surface run-off

Which of the following is an input?

• Precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

Which of the following best describes infiltration?

• Rain, snow, sleet or hail

• The process in which water is soaked into the soil and cracks in the earth

• Water moving deep within the ground

• Water vapour turning into water droplets

What does the water cycle show?

• How water moves around between the atmosphere, oceans, rivers and land

• How water gets into our homes

• How waste water is purified so that it's safe to drink

What process occurs when water changes from a gas to a liquid?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

What does the process of interception do?

• It slows down or prevents some water flowing back to the river

• It stops water completely so it is lost from the system

• It stores water in ice caps

What is the watershed?

• The edge of a drainage basin

• A smaller river that flows into a larger river

• The point where two rivers join together

Which of the following best describes surface run-off?

• Water flowing across the surface of the land

• Water flowing beneath the surface of the land

• Water flowing down slopes only