Water Cycle Brainpop Questions

What is the main function of the water cycle?

• To reduce the amount of water on Earth

• To store water under Earth's surface

• To transform the surface of the Earth

• To move water around the Earth

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How much water on Earth is freshwater?

• 3%

• 10%

• 50%

• 100%

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Water perpetually cycles from the Earth to the atmosphere and back. In the previous sentence, what does "perpetually" mean?

• Constantly

• Frequently

• Occasionally

• Rarely

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What effect does the Sun have on surface water?

• It causes it to boil

• It causes it to rain

• It causes it to sink

• It causes it to evaporate

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What is it called when rainwater contributes to the flow of rivers and streams?

• Transformation

• Runoff

• Irrigation

• Desertification

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What are the four examples of precipitation?

• Rain, snow, sleet, hail

• Rain, thunder, lightning, snow

• Sunshine, wind, water, biomass

• Atoms, elements, weather, geothermal

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Which of the following describes condensation?

• Ice becoming water when placed into a warm liquid

• Water becoming ice in a freezer

• Liquid water being heated until it turns into steam

• Steam from a teapot turning into liquid water

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What can you infer from the fact that there is the same amount of water on the planet now as there was one billion years ago?

• The total amount of water on earth changes gradually over time

• There will probably be the same amount of water on the planet a billion years from now

• There have been many fluctuations in the water cycle over the last billion years

• There will be much less water on earth one billion years from now

Which reservoir in the water cycle contains the most water?

• The ice caps

• The oceans

• Groundwater

• Surface water

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How long do molecules of groundwater stay in the ground?

• Days

• Weeks

• Months

• Anywhere from days to thousands of years

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