Hydrosphere

What percentage of the Earth's water is contained in the oceans?

• 97.2%

• 2.8%

• 2.15%

• 0.62%

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What is the unending circulation of Earth's water supply known as?

• Water rotation

• Water movement

• Water cycle

• Water shift

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What is the process called when liquid water changes into water vapor in the water cycle?

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

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Which process in the water cycle involves water vapor changing back into liquid water?

• Runoff

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

• Condensation

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During which process does water release from plants into the atmosphere?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Infiltration

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What term describes the movement of water into streams, lakes, and oceans?

• Infiltration

• Runoff

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

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What is the term for the movement of water through cracks and pore spaces into rock or soil?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

• Runoff

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Which of the following is not a form of precipitation?

• Snow

• Fog

• Hail

• Runoff

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What is the term used to describe the area where water fills all of the open spaces in sediment and rock?

• Zone of Aeration

• Water Table

• Zone of Saturation

• Soil-Moisture Belt

What is groundwater?

• Water found in the atmosphere

• Water on the surface of the earth

• Water within the zone of saturation

• Water in rivers and lakes

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