Hydrologic Cycle

97% of the water on earth is _________, making it undrinkable for humans.

• fresh water
• ground water
• salt water
• surface water

Formation of clouds.

• evaporation

• condensation

• sublimation

• deposition

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The ability for water to flow through rocks and sediments.

• porosity

• permeability

• percolation

• infiltration

Where is most of the fresh water on earth found?

• Under ground

• Glaciers and Ice Caps

• Rivers

• Lakes

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___________________ is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor. __________________ is the primary pathway that water moves from the liquid state back into the water cycle as atmospheric water

• Transpiration

• Deposition

• Percolation

• Evaporation

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_____________________ is water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail. It is the primary connection in the water cycle that provides for the delivery of atmospheric water to the Earth. Most ________________ falls as rain.

• Snowmelt runoff

• Precipitation

• Surface runoff

• Evaporation

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__________________ is the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water. ________________ is crucial to the water cycle because it is responsible for the formation of clouds.

• Transportation

• Percolation

• Condensation

• Plant Uptake

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__________________ is the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere. ______________ is essentially evaporation of water from plant leaves.

• Transpiration

• Percolation

• Infiltration

• Plant Uptake

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The hydrologic cycle continuously recycles _______ through Earth's systems.

• rocks
• water
• oxygen
• carbon dioxide 

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What is the hydrosphere?

• Water on the earth's surface
• Oceans of the Earth
• Rivers, oceans and lakes of the Earth
• None of the above

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