Quiz about Water Cycle and Groundwater

Question 1

Water below Earth's surface and the spaces between rocks and soil

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Groundwater

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Aquifer

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Surface water

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Withdrawl

Question 2

Underground geologic formation able to store and yield water.

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Aquifer

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Groundwater

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Surface water

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Drawdown

Question 3

When water flows from land's surface to the subsurface

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Infiltration

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Drawdown

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Withdrawl

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Aquifer

Question 4

The top of an aquifer is known as:

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the water table.

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an artesian well.

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the hydraulic gradient.

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a geyser.

Question 5

Which of the following implies the same thing as the word "aquifer"?

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Saturated zone

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zone of aeration

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zone of soil moisture

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zone of twilight

Question 6

What is a watershed?

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Entire land area that drains to a given stream, lake, or wetland.

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Water in an area

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Water that flows into a river or stream

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Water that is salty

Question 7

Water stored in cracks and pores below the Earth's surface is called:

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Groundwater

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Bogs

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Water in the ground

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surface water

Question 8

A ___________________ is the area of land where the surface water and groundwater drain into a particular body of water; separated from other watersheds by drainage divides

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watershed

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village creek

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gully

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stream channel

Question 9

This is the top of the saturation zone, below which water fills all open spaces between the rock...

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Water Table

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Groundwater

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Reservoir

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Well

Question 10

Porosity refers to...

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% of pore space in a material

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the shape of the particles

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The sorting of the particles

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% of cement in a material

Question 11

The measure of how easily water can flow through an aquifer.

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permeability

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porosity

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gradient

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divide

Question 12

Layers of rock that hold a lot of water and allow it to circulate.

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Aquifers

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Groundwater

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Artesian wells

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Transpiration

Question 13

Groundwater that flows naturally to the surface due to pressure of rock layers pressing on an aquifer from above and below.

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Artesian wells

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Aquifers

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Runoff

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Transpiration

Question 14

What is it called when water goes from a liquid form to a gas form (water vapor)?

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Evaporation

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Precipitation

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Transpiration

Question 15

What is A?

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Precipitation

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Runoff

Question 16

What is precipitation?

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The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

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The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

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The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.

Question 17

What is condensation?

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The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.

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The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

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The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Question 18

What is evaporation?

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The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.

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The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.

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The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Question 19

What is the water cycle?

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the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth

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the 3 forms of water

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when water melts

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when clouds form

Question 20

Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.

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heats up

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cools

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freezes

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lights up

Question 21

Plants giving off moisture and releasing water into the air

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Transpiration

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Precipitation

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Evaporation

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Runoff

Question 22

What is D?

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(Surface) Runoff

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Precipitation

Question 23

Horizontal motion of air, clouds, water, or heat.

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advection

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precipitation

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condensation

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locomotion

Question 24

The release of water from organisms through breathing

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Respiration

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Evaporation

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Transpiration

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Excretion

Question 25

The release of water from organisms through urination ("peeing")

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Excretion

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Evaporation

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Transpiration

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Respiration

Question 26

When an animal takes in ("drinks") water

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Consumption

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Absorption

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Excretion

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Respiration

Question 27

When an plant or vegetation takes in ("drinks") water

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Absorption

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Consumption

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Excretion

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Respiration

Question 28

The travel process term in which water moves through the ocean

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Ocean Currents

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Advection

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Sublimation

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Surface Runoff

Question 29

Solid water (such as snow or ice) going directly into gaseous water. This can be seen on polar ice or mountain glaciers.

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Sublimation

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Transpiration

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Evaporation

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Condensation

Question 30

Water stored in ice and snow near the north and south poles.

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Polar Ice

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Mountain Glaciers

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Groundwater

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Oceans

Question 31

Visible droplets of frozen water suspended in the atmosphere.

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Clouds

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Polar Ice

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Condensation

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Advection

Question 32

Animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms that carry water.

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Living Organisms

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Respiration

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Excretion

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Advection

Question 33

Smaller bodies of liquid water pooled on Earth's surface

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Lakes and ponds

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Oceans

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Groundwater

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Infiltration

Question 34

Large bodies of salty water on Earth's surface

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Oceans

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Lakes and ponds

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Groundwater

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Infiltration

Question 35

Water located beneath Earth's surface is pore spaces between sediment

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Groundwater

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Infiltration

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Rivers and Streams

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Lakes and Ponds

Question 36

Sheets of ice that form on mountain slopes and valleys and move across land.

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Mountain Glaciers

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Advection

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Polar Ice

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Sublimation

Question 37

Water (usually freshwater) that flows in channels across the ground.

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Rivers and Streams

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Oceans

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Lakes and Ponds

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Groundwater

Question 38

The movement of water within groundwater aquifers beneath the surface

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Groundwater Flow

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Infiltration

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Surface Runoff

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Ocean Currents

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