EES Hydrology Review

Why is water important to living things?

• Living things need water to survive

• Some living things live in water

• Living things are mostly made of water

• All of these

What forms of water are naturally found on Earth?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• All of these

What is the most abundant type of water on Earth?

• Saltwater

• Freshwater

• Groundwater

• Frozen water

What is freshwater?

• Water with salt in it

• Water with sand in it

• Water without (or very little) salt in it

• Two of these

Freshwater exists in what phases or states on Earth?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas/Vapor

• All of these

Where is the majority of saltwater found on Earth?

• The oceans

• Lakes

• Glaciers

• Clouds

What is responsible for driving the water cycle?

• The sun

• Heat within the Earth

• Ocean currents

• Wind currents

What is evaporation?

• The change of solid water (ice) into liquid water

• The change of liquid water into water vapor

• The change of water vapor into liquid water

• The falling of liquid water from the atmosphere

What do you call water than flows on Earth’s surface from high elevation to low elevation?

• Clouds

• Precipitation

• Runoff

• Groundwater

What parts of the water cycle take place in the atmosphere?

• Condensation

• Preciptation

• Infiltration

• Condensation and Precipitation