Hydrologic Cycle Quiz

What is the process where water vapor turns into clouds?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

What is the term for water falling to the earth as rain, sleet, or snow?

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

Where does much of the precipitation from the atmosphere fall directly?

• Mountains

• Lakes

• Oceans

• Rivers

What is the term for water that is locked up in snowfields or ice-fields for long periods?

• Glaciers

• Groundwater

• Percolation

• Runoff

What is the method of increasing or decreasing natural precipitation by injecting particles into clouds?

• Filtration

• Irrigation

• Desalination

• Cloud Seeding

What is the term for the reuse of water before it returns to the sea?

• Desalination

• Recycling

• Purification

• Filtration

What is the process of water percolating into the soil?

• Percolation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Runoff

What is the purpose of contour plowing on sloping farmlands?

• Prevent floods

• Slow down runoff

• Increase runoff

• Increase evaporation

What do meteorologists forecast in a watershed?

• Volume of runoff

• Amount of precipitation

• Intensity of floods

• Level of evaporation

What is the attempt to control the hydrologic cycle by storing water behind dams?

• Irrigation

• Desalination

• Reservoir Storage

• Cloud Seeding