Earth-Space Week 6 (The Water Cycle)

Headwaters are located at the furthest point from where the water body empties or merges with another.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Lewis Fry Richardson was a meteorologist who really flew airplanes during World War I.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Examine the illustration of the water cycle. Use it to answer this question.

Look at the arrows on the diagram. In what direction do they show the water cycle moving?

• in a cycle

• clockwise

• counterclockwise

• from the middle out

Examine the illustration of the water cycle. Use it to answer this question.

Look at the arrows above. Which arrow shows the evaporation stage of the water cycle?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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

• transpiration

• precipitation

• runoff

• condensation

Warm air is less dense because:

• there are fewer particles and there is more room for them to move around

• there are more helium particles than lead particles in warm air

• it heavier than room temperature air

• it is filled with nitrogen gas

Richardson's method of predicting the weather wasn't very practical because:

• he didn’t like doing it

• it was too easy

• it took too long to calculate all of the data

• he was too busy in the army

When moisture is released from the leaves of trees into the air it is called:

• runoff

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

What is runoff?

• water that runs off the surface of the Earth into rivers and lakes

• the end of a marathon

• the light switch in a water plant

• the condensation on the mirror in a bathroom

Permeable rocks and soils:

• weigh twice as much as impermeable rocks and soils

• have tiny holes or pores in them that water passes through

• are curly

• are edible