7U1L3 Study Guide Quiz

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

• Constantly

• Occasionally

• Frequently

• Rarely

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What effect does the sun have on surface water?

• It causes it to boil

• It causes it to sink

• It causes it to rain

• It causes it to evaporate

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

• Transformation

• Irrigation

• Runoff

• Desertification

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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.

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How long do molecules of groundwater stay in the ground?

• Days

• Months

• Weeks

• Anywhere from days to thousands of years

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The picture shows wet grass. Which process occurred when the water droplets formed on the grass?

• deposition

• sublimation

• evaporation

• condensation

A weather report stated that rain was likely with some snow and hail also possible. Which statement is NOT true about rain, snow and hail?

• They all form in clouds

• They are all precipitation

• They are all the same state

• They are all made of water

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Which example best shows how the water cycle carries on energy transfer?

• a flooding river depositing silt on a floodplain

• a warm ocean current warming the air above it

• ocean water depositing sand particles on a shore

• water seeping through the soil and dissolving salts

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The picture shows a hurricane over the ocean. Which statement best describes the energy flow in the formation of a hurricane?

• Energy is released as water freezes and absorbed as clouds condense

• The sun’s energy is absorbed as water evaporates and released as it falls as rain

• Energy is released as clouds condense and absorbed as rain falls to cause a hurricane

• The sun’s energy is absorbed as water evaporates and released as it condenses into hurricane clouds

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A glass of ice water is shown below before and after it reaches room temperature. Which statement explains something that occurred in the time between these two images?

• As water vapor condensed on the glass, it absorbed energy

• The ice cubes expanded in volume as they melted into liquid water

• The water droplets outside the glass absorbed energy as they evaporated

• Some liquid water inside the glass sublimated into water vapor in the air

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