Lesson Check: Water on Earth's Surface

What is true of the water cycle?

• It has no beginning or end.

• It begins when groundwater flows into oceans.

• It begins when the Sun evaporates water from oceans, rivers, and lakes.

• It ends when water falls from clouds to Earth's surface.

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In the water cycle, __________ moves underground toward the ocean.

• water

• sediment

• groundwater

• snow

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What will eventually happen to the water in a puddle.

• It will disappear.

• It will condense into the atmosphere or seep into the ground and become groundwater.

• It will evaporate into the atmosphere or seep into the ground and become groundwater.

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Warm water always evaporates quicker than cold water.

• true

• false

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 What is the water cycle?

• the 3 forms of water

• when water melts

• when clouds form

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

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An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water?

• Reservoir
• Aquifer
• Groundwater
• Watershed

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What is true of the water cycle?

• A) It begins when the Sun evaporates water from oceans, rivers, and lakes.

• B) It begins when groundwater flows into oceans.

• C) It ends when water falls from clouds to Earth's surface.

• D) It has no beginning or end.

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Use the diagram to answer the following question.

The ---- is the continuous movement of water on, above, and below Earth's surface.

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Liquid water beneath Earth's surface is called GROUNDWATER.

• True

• False

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In the water cycle, ------ moves underground toward the ocean.

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