EE Final Exam Review: Hydrosphere & Atmosphere

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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When water changes from a liquid to a gas in plants it is called...

• condensation.

• evaporation.

• sublimation.

• transpiration.

What is is called when water turns into a vapor?

• EVAPORATION
• PRECIPITATION
• TRANSPIRATION

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What follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?

• Water evaporates into water vapor
• Water vapor condenses and forms a  cloud
• Water precipitates to the ground
• Water runs down into the hydrosphere

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Precipitation occurs because 

• the droplets evaporate in the air
• the droplets are too light for the air to hold
• the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold

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After precipitation occurs, what can the water do?

• It will infiltrate the ground or runoff.
• It will freeze and melt.
• It will evaporate
• Nothing will happen to it.

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From greatest to least, rank the primary uses of fresh water around the world.

• A. personal, industry, agriculture

• B. industry, agriculture, personal

• C. agriculture, industry, personal

• D. industry, personal, agriculture

What is the source of groundwater?

• rain, snow, melted glaciers
• ocean water
• icebergs
• water from fossilized animals

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Movement of water through the soils of Earth is what?

• Diffusion

• Infiltration

• Exfoliation

• Precipitation

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How do people extract groundwater?

• groundwater cannot be extracted
• by drilling wells and pumping water out of the ground
• mining water from the Earth
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