The water cycle

When warm, evaporated air rises, it cools and begins to turn into liquid again. This part of the water cycle is called:

• a: transpiration

• b: precipitation

• c: runoff

• d: condensation

As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes?

• Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

• Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

• Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

• Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

The hydrological cycle is often described as an _____________ cycle.

• Open

• Leaky

• Spikey

• Closed

What is an area of land drained by a main river and its tributaries?

• Watershed

• Bath Tub

• Drainage Basin

• Water Cycle

What marks the boundary between two drainage basins?

• A fence

• A river

• A watershed

• A confluence

2.5% of the Earth's water is fresh.

• True

• False

A land area where excess water drains into a river or lake is called a ____________.

• Watershed

• Drainshed

• Aquifer

• Oxbow lake

Which process causes runoff to become groundwater?

• Evaporation.

• Perspiration.

• Infiltration.

• Transpiration.

Which of the following is not a process of the hydrological cycle?

• Evapo-atmo Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

Every drop of freshwater has been consumed at least once before

• False

• True