Hydrosphere

When the clouds get too heavy and water falls back to earth

• Runoff

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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Water running off the land surface.

• Runoff

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

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Plants giving off moisture and releasing water into the air

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

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The movement of water through opening of rocks or soil.

• Sublimation

• Runoff

• Water Table

• Percolation

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Study the graph below.  Where is most of the Earth's water located?

• Rivers and Lakes
• Glaciers and Icecaps
• oceans
• groundwater

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Why is MOST of the freshwater on Earth not available for our use?

• All freshwater on Earth is easily accessible for use.
• It is frozen in the icecaps and glaciers.
• It is surface water.
• It is underground.

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Certain stages of the water cycle are most likely occurring under certain weather conditions.  Which stage is most likely going to occur on a warm, sunny day?

• precipitation
• condensation
• evaporation

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The change of water from a liquid to a gas.

• evaporation
• precipitation
• condensation
• transpiration

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Approximately, how much of the earth's water is freshwater?

• 50 %

• 3 %

• 97 %

• 93 %

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation

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