Water resources Quiz

When water travels through soil and rock

• condensation

• infiltration

• evaporation

• transpiration

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Evaporation

• the process in which a liquid turns to a gas

• the giving off of water vapor by plants

• to unload or empty the contents of something

• the repeated changes that water goes through on the earth; includes precipitation, evaporation, condensation and collection

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Transpiration

• the process in which a liquid turns to a gas

• the giving off of water vapor by plants

• to unload or empty the contents of something

• the repeated changes that water goes through on the earth; includes precipitation, evaporation, condensation and collection

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The process by which water vapor turns from a gas to a liquid

• evaporation

• condensation

• collection

• precipitation

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Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation

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On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?

• cold, rainy
• cold, sunny
• warm, rainy
• warm, sunny

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What percentage of Earth’s water is freshwater?

• 75%
• 3%
• 1%
• 97%

Which of these is not an example of precipitation?

• rain
• clouds
• sleet
• snow

As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes?

• Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

• Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

• Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

• Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

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What is the water cycle?

• the 3 forms of water
• the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
• when water melts
• when clouds form

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