Hydrologic (Water) Cycle

What is another name for the hydrologic cycle?

• Precipitation cycle

• Carbon cycle

• Water cycle

• Hydrogen cycle

Which of the following is NOT a stage in the hydrologic cycle?

• Respiration

• Transpiration

• Runoff

• Evapotranspiraion

Is evaporation a solar or gravity driven process?

• Solar

• Gravity

True or false?: Runoff can disrupt ecosystems

• False

• True

Match the definition to the correct term: "the process by which solid snow or ice immediately transitions directly to the gas phase without having to become a liquid first."

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

• Percolation

• Sublimation

Is the hydrologic cycle open or closed?

• Open

• Closed

Which of the following is NOT a form of precipitation?

• Rain

• Snow

• Fog

• Hail

Match the definition to the correct term: "the process in which water moves slowly through the pores or soil in permeable rock"

• Infiltration

• Percolation

• Runoff

• Precipitation

Approximately how old is the Earth's hydrologic cycle?

• 2.8 billion years

• 10 billion years

• 5.4 billion years

• 3.8 billion years

Match the definition to the correct term: "any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere, as a result of condensation, and falls back down to the Earth in a multitude of forms"

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Water vapor

• Groundwater