Ch 15 - Earth's Water

Most of Earth's fresh water is found

• Frozen in glaciers
• Underground
• In the Great Lakes
• In Oceans

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The term used to describe water leaving Earth's surface is

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Accumulation

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When water evaporates it eventually cools and forms a cloud.  This is known as

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Transpiration

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Water returns back to the Earth in this stage of the water cycle.

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Transpiration

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When water leaves plants in the form of water vapor it is known as

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Transpiration
• Precipitation

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What is the water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers called?

• Groundwater
• Water Table
• Precipitation
• Snow

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Which represents the distribution of water on Earth?

• 3% freshwater, 97% salt water
• 97% freshwater, 3% salt water
• 71% freshwater, 29% salt water
• 29% freshwater, 71% salt water

Rain, snow, sleet, hail

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

• ground water

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A diagram of the water cycle is shown.

Evaporation occurs because energy is transferred from which source?

• the sea

• the sun

• the trees

• the wind

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Which process is occurring at the arrow labeled 4?

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

• condensation

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