Water Cycle and Groundwater Properties

Evaporation is

• The change of state from a gas to liquid

• The change of state from a liquid to a gas

• The change of state from a solid to a liquid

• The change of state from a liquid to a solid

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This part of the water cycle occurs in the clouds when water vapor cools and changes from a gas to a liquid

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

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Rain, snow, sleet, hail....

• Runoff

• Ground water

• Surface water

• Precipitation

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Transpiration occurs when ________ release water vapor into the air.

• oceans

• plants

• rocks

• glaciers

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(a)   percent of the Earth is covered in water

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Water soaking into the ground is called, _____.

• Runoff

• Sublimation

• Infiltration

• Deposition

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Water flowing on the grounds surface that can eventually lead to flooding is known as, _____.

• Runoff

• Infiltration

• Precipitation

• Ground water

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The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again is known as The _____ ______.

(a)  

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True or false: There is only ONE path water molecules can take to complete the water cycle.

• True

• False

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Soil that is unsaturated, permeable and highly porous will be more likely to experience ______.

• Runoff

• Infiltration

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