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Steps in the Water Cycle

• Water falls as precipitations, Clouds form, Condensation
• Condensation, Evaporation, precipitation
• Sun, gravity, condensation, precipitation
• Water Evaporates, Condensation forms Clouds, Water falls as Precipiation

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Which well(s) end(s) in a saturated zone?

• 1 and 2
• 1 only
• 4 and 5
• 1,3 and 5

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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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The ability of a material to transmit water through interconnected pores is called

• capacity
• competence
• permeability
• porosity

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Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation
• run off

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Sinkholes can form when ____.

• rainwater containing carbon dioxide dissolves underground rock

• minerals dripping from a cavern ceiling form stone pendants

• streams drop sediment as they enter lakes

• the water table rises due to flooding

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Study the graph below.  Where is most of the Earth's water located?

• Rivers and Lakes
• Glaciers and Icecaps
• oceans
• groundwater

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Where is the water in the river moving the slowest?

• A

• B

• D

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___________________ is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor. __________________ is the primary pathway that water moves from the liquid state back into the water cycle as atmospheric water

• Transpiration

• Deposition

• Percolation

• Evaporation

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Which best explains why runoff is important?

• It returns water to other locations on Earth

• It increases the chance of flooding

• It makes evaporation occur faster

• It increases condensation

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