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On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?

• cold, rainy
• cold, sunny
• warm, rainy
• warm, sunny

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The amount of water vapor present in the air is called ________________.

• weather
• humidity
• air mass
• dew point

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What percent of total water on Earth is fresh?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 97

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Rain, sleet, snow, and hail are all forms of _____.

• Percolation
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation

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The greatest amount of transpiration and evaporation will occur most likely when the air temperature is

• low and the humidity is low
• low and the humidity is high
• high and the humidity is low
• high and the humidity is high

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Which process removes the most available water from the local water supply?

• transpiration
• runoff
• evaporation
• condensation

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Which process occurs when liquid water changes to gas and enters the atmosphere?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• runoff

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Comes from the Greek word for "water"

• bio-

• hydro-

• atmo-

• geo-

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Why is gravity a factor in watersheds? 

• it causes the water to flow away from a watershed
• it causes the water to flow down towards a watershed

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An estuary is best defined as a place where--

• fresh and salt water meet

• a river meets the Chesapeake Bay

• a group of animals are gathered

• the water from the land flows into a river

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