Water Cycle Quiz

What is the water cycle?

• The water cycle is the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the Earth's surface.

• The water cycle is the process of water evaporating into the atmosphere and disappearing.

• The water cycle is the process of water turning into ice.

• The water cycle is the movement of water only on the Earth's surface.

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What are the main processes involved in the water cycle?

• evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and transpiration

• evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and infiltration

• evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and sublimation

• evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff

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What is evaporation?

• Evaporation is the process by which a liquid changes into a gas or vapor state.

• Evaporation is the process by which a solid changes into a liquid state.

• Evaporation is the process by which a gas changes into a liquid state.

• Evaporation is the process by which a liquid changes into a solid state.

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What is condensation?

• Condensation is the process by which a solid changes into a gas state.

• Condensation is the process by which a liquid changes into a solid state.

• Condensation is the process by which a gas or vapor changes into a solid state.

• Condensation is the process by which a gas or vapor changes into a liquid state.

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What is precipitation?

• The process of water evaporating from the Earth's surface

• The process of water condensing in the atmosphere

• The process of water freezing into ice

• Any form of water that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface

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What is runoff?

• The movement of water from precipitation or snowmelt over the land surface and into streams, rivers, and eventually the ocean.

• The process of water evaporating from the land surface and entering the atmosphere.

• The movement of water from the ocean to the land surface.

• The process of water seeping into the ground and becoming groundwater.

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What is infiltration?

• Process of exiting or leaving a place or organization

• Process of blocking or preventing access to a place or organization

• Process of changing or modifying a place or organization

• Process of entering or gaining access to a place or organization

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How does the water cycle affect weather patterns?

• The water cycle only affects temperature, not weather patterns.

• The water cycle has no effect on weather patterns.

• The water cycle redistributes heat energy and moisture, influencing the formation of weather patterns.

• Weather patterns are solely determined by atmospheric pressure, not the water cycle.

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What are the different forms of water during the water cycle?

• liquid, solid, gas

• vapor, ice, steam

• gas, liquid, solid

• solid, liquid, air

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How does human activity impact the water cycle?

• Human activity impacts the water cycle through excessive rainfall.

• Human activity impacts the water cycle through increased evaporation.

• Human activity impacts the water cycle through deforestation, urbanization, pollution, and groundwater extraction.

• Human activity impacts the water cycle through reduced water consumption.

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