Water Cycle Quiz

Approximately what percentage of Earth’s water is fresh water?

• 97 percent

• 71 percent

• 30 percent

• 3 percent

Water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called ____.

Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers is called ____.

____ are the streams and small rivers that feed into a main river.

_______ provide habitats for many living things because of their sheltered waters

• wetlands

• marshes

• bogs

• oceans

__________ layer of rock or sediment that holds water and can range in size from a small pond to an area of several stales

• well

• aquifier

• natural spring

• geyser

A well in which groundwater rises because of pressure is called a(an) ____.

• artesian well
• aquifier

• natural spring

• geyser

The three major steps of the water cycle are ____.

• evaporation, abrasion, and precipitation

• irrigation, precipitation, and conservation

• evaporation, condensation, and precipitation

• saturation, evaporation, and liquification

Plants use water to undergo photosynthesis. They also release water into the atmosphere. Plants contribute to which part of the water cycle?

• irrigation

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

The horizontal distance between wave crests is the ____.

• frequency

• wavelength

• trough

• wave height