Water Cycle Quiz.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al-do-HGuIk

What is the Water Cycle?

• A process of water flowing in a continuous loop

• A series of flows of water between various water stores

• A process of water evaporating into the air and condensing into clouds

• A process of water falling onto the surface of the Earth

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What is precipitation?

• Water falling onto the surface of the Earth

• Water evaporating into the air

• Water flowing in rivers and streams

• Water stored in underground aquifers

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What are the different forms of precipitation?

• Rain, snow, hail

• Fog, mist, sleet

• Ice, hail, sleet

• Rain, fog, ice

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Where is the majority of water stored on Earth?

• Oceans

• Ice sheets and glaciers

• Snow packs atop mountains

• Great Lakes

What happens to precipitation that falls on and over land?

• It runs off if the ground is hardscaped or soil is saturated

• It evaporates into the air

• It infiltrates the soil surface and percolates into the ground

• It becomes part of surface ocean and ocean currents

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What is the process of water turning from a liquid into a gas or vapor?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Percolation

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What is the term for evaporation from soil and water surfaces, plus transpiration from plants?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Percolation

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What happens when water vapor in the air cools and condenses?

• It evaporates into the air

• It becomes part of surface ocean and ocean currents

• It forms clouds

• It infiltrates the soil surface and percolates into the ground

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What is the term for the process of water flowing through plant roots and being released through evapotranspiration?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Percolation

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What is the name for the movement of water from underground aquifers towards a river, lake, or sea?

• Collection

• Runoff

• Discharge

• Infiltration

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