Water Review

Which best explains why the water cycle mostly occurs over the oceans?

• The temperatures over the oceans are cooler than over land.
• Most of Earth's water is located in the oceans
• The temperatures over the oceans are warmer than over land
• Salt water evaporates more quickly than freshwater. 

What is A?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

What is B?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

What is C?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

The supply of freshwater under the Earth's surface.

• watershed
• mouth
• headwaters
• groundwater

Where is most of the freshwater found on Earth?

• lakes
• glaciers
• oceans
• rivers

Approximately what percentage of the water on Earth is freshwater?

• 0.1%
• 2.6%
• 50%
• 97%

The change of water from a liquid to a gas.

• evaporation
• precipitation
• condensation
• transpiration

Any type of moisture that falls to the Earth.

• evaporation
• precipitation
• condensation
• transpiration

The release of moisture by living plants.

• evaporation
• precipitation
• condensation
• transpiration