Water Cycle Quiz

What spheres of the Earth does the water cycle involve?

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

• All of the above

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What percent of Earth's water is saltwater?

• 98%

• 75%

• 15%

• 3%

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What percent of Earth's water is freshwater?

• 98%

• 75%

• 15%

• 3%

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What are the impacts of paved roads on stormwater?

• Less water infiltrate soil.

• Less groundwater.

• Water travels faster carrying pollutants to waterways.

• All of the above.

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What is transpiration?

• Water moving from leaves of plants to atmosphere.

• When plants breathe in oxygen from water.

• Water transferring from animals to plants.

• What we call water transportation.

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What is an aquifer?

• A water treatment used to create clean drinking water.

• Water moving from one place to another.

• A body of rock or sediment that holds groundwater.

• All of the above.

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What four things happen to water when it hits the ground?

• Evaporation, transpiration, precipitation, and groundwater.

• Surface run-off, precipitation, condensation, and groundwater

• Surface run-off, infiltration, percolation, and groundwater

• None of the above.

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Where do humans obtain water to drink from?

• From plants

• From the ocean

• From rocks

• From aquifers

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What property of water that cause it to be attracted to other water molecules?

• Adhesion

• Surface tension

• High specific heat capacity

• Cohesion

The Water Cycle begins with what process?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

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