Hydrosphere and Water Cycle Quiz

What is the process of turning from liquid into vapour or gas?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

What is the process of a vapour or gas turning into a liquid?

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

What is the moisture that falls from the air to the ground?

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

What is the evaporation of water from plants’ leaves, stems or flowers?

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

What is the precipitation that flows across the surface of the ground?

• Transpiration

• Run-off

• Infiltration

• Percolation

What is the physical movement of water into soil?

• Throughflow

• Run-off

• Infiltration

• Percolation

What is the movement of water through soil by gravity and capillary forces?

• Infiltration

• Percolation

• Throughflow

• Groundwater flow

What is the water that occupies pore spaces in soil and bedrock?

• Percolation

• Groundwater flow

• Infiltration

• Groundwater

What is the movement of groundwater horizontally?

• Groundwater

• Percolation

• Infiltration

• Groundwater flow

What is the source of energy powering the water cycle?

• The earth's hot core

• The sun

• Oil

• Wind