The Water Cycle: Mastery Test

Jimmy is riding in his car to the office. It is snowing heavily and he can see frost forming on the windowpane. Which type of water transition is this?

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

• deposition

Ruth has a garden in front of her house. She waters the plants every morning. After some time, the water from the plants and soil evaporate.

What is the correct term used for describing this phenomenon?

• precipitation

• condensation

• soil evaporation

• evapotranspiration

Which is the advantage of water’s heat capacity?

• it protects aquatic life from changes in air temperature

• it supports precipitation

• it keeps water flowing

• it keeps everybody warm

Alan observed that a lot of soil from his garden swept off from after heavy rain. Which is this process called?

• groundwater recharge

• surface runoff

• infiltration

• snow melt

According to the principles of hydrology, what happens to the freezing point of water when you add salt and raise the water pressure?

According to the principles of hydrology, adding salt _________ the freezing point of water.

• raises

• lowers

• doesn’t change

According to the principles of hydrology, what happens to the freezing point of water when you add salt and raise the water pressure?

According to the principles of hydrology, adding salt _________ the boiling point.

• raises

• lowers

• doesn’t change

Type the correct answer in the box. Spell all words correctly.

Which type of transition occurs when an ice cube shrinks?

When ice transitions to vapor without going through an intermediate liquid stage (melting), the transition is referred to as __________________.

Type the correct answer in the box. Spell all words correctly.

How is the earth’s groundwater and surface water replenished?

________________ replenishes the earth’s groundwater and surface water.

Type the correct answer in the box. Spell all words correctly.

Joel wants to store fish in a cold storage. What measures will he take to lower the freezing temperature further?

To store fish in a cold storage, Joel will add ______________ to ice to lower the freezing temperature even further.

Which best explains why runoff is important?

• It returns water to other locations on Earth
• It increases the chance of flooding
• It makes evaporation occur faster
• It increases condensation

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