Water in the World Revision

Commencing with runoff, place the water cycle stages in order

• Evaporation

• Runoff

• Condensation

• Precipitation

Transpiration occurs when

• water moves through the top layer of the soil

• water is evaporated from large bodies of water e.g. lakes and oceans

• clouds form as the air cools and water droplets form

• plants take up liquid from the soil and release water vapour into the air from their leaves

An example of a natural environment would be a

• desert

• banana plantation

• city

• marina

An example of a managed environment would be a

• banana plantation

• city

• rainforest

• all answers are correct

An example of a constructed environment would be a

• marina

• city

• artificial island

• all answers are correct

The 'E' in SPICESS stands for

(a)  

The 'I' in SPICESS stands for

(a)  

The Murray-Darling Basin stretches across Qld, NSW, Victoria, the ACT and which other state?

(a)  

The Darling River begins (has its source) in which state of Australia?

(a)  

The Murray-Darling River system reaches the sea (its mouth) on the coastline of which state of Australia?

• Western Australia

• Queensland

• Victoria

• South Australia