Environmental Science Unit 4

What is the transition of water from a vaporous state to a liquid state called?

• Sublimation
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation

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What is water that percolates into the aquifer?

• Subsurface water

• Surface water
• Groundwater discharge

• Groundwater runoff

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What is falling rainwater that flows all over the ground?

• Subsurface water

• Surface Runoff

• Groundwater discharge

• Groundwater runoff

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What is ground water that returns back to land??

• Subsurface water

• Surface water
• Groundwater discharge

• Groundwater runoff

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What is falling rainwater that gets absorbed into the soil?

• Subsurface water

• Surface water
• Groundwater discharge

• Groundwater runoff

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A ____________ stores storm water that cannot be directed back into the rivers or streams.

• drainage ditch
• floodplain
• retention pond

• catchment area

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What is the term used to describe the amount of heat required to prompt a phase change? (like when ice melts into water)

• Thermal conductivity
• Specific heat capacity
• Heat of vaporization
• 
  Heat of fusion

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At which point does condensation occur in this water cycle diagram?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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What conclusion about oxygen can be drawn from that fact that most of the human body is water?

• Oxygen is essential for the human body as it is a key component of water, which makes up most of the body's mass.
• The human body is primarily made of carbon.
• Water does not contain oxygen.
• Oxygen is not important for the human body.

What is the process called when a frozen liquid becomes warm?

• Melting
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Freezing

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