Mystery Science Watery Planet Quiz

What is an area of land that drains to a single body of water such as a stream, lake, or wetland?

• watershed

• evaporation

• aquifer

• precipitation

What is the process that occurs when water changes from a liquid to a gas, caused by heat?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• groundwater

What is the cooling of water in the atmosphere, changing it from a gas to a liquid and forming clouds?

• frozen water

• salt water

• precipitation

• condensation

What is water that contains salt?

• salt water

• aquifer

• fresh water

• frozen water

What is water that does not contain salt such as lakes and rivers?

• groundwater

• frozen water

• salt water

• fresh water

What is fresh water frozen in ice caps and glaciers?

• frozen water

• water cycle

• aquifer

• well

What is ground that can hold water?

• well

• water cycle

• aquifer

• groundwater

What is a hole sunk into the earth to reach a supply of water?

• well

• water cycle

• groundwater

• water vapor

What is the process by which water moves through the Earth and the atmosphere?

• water cycle

• water vapor

• runoff

• groundwater

What is water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock?

• runoff

• rain

• water vapor

• groundwater