Water Cycle Quiz

What is an aquifer?

• A mixture of fresh and saltwater

• A large inland body of fresh water

• An underground layer of sponge-like rock that holds water

• A body of flowing water

What is brackish water?

• A mixture of fresh and saltwater

• Vapor created when the sun heats water

• Moisture released from clouds

• A body of flowing water

What is condensation?

• Movement of water through the ground

• Tiny droplets of water formed when water vapor rises into the air and cools

• A large inland body of fresh water

• A collapsed underground space

What is an estuary?

• A shallow body of water partly surrounded by land where fresh water from rivers and streams mixes with saltwater

• A large inland body of fresh water

• A body of flowing water

• A hole drilled into the aquifer

What is evaporation?

• Movement of water through the ground

• Vapor created when the sun heats water in lakes, streams, rivers, or oceans

• Moisture released from clouds

• A mixture of fresh and saltwater

What is a manatee?

• A type of tree that grows well in salty water

• A mammal that eats grasses and other plants

• A body of flowing water

• A large inland body of fresh water

What is a mangrove?

• A mixture of fresh and saltwater

• A type of tree that grows well in salty water

• A body of flowing water

• A large inland body of fresh water

What is percolation?

• Movement of water through the ground

• Vapor created when the sun heats water

• Moisture released from clouds

• A mixture of fresh and saltwater

What is precipitation?

• Movement of water through the ground

• Moisture released from clouds in the form of rain, snow, hail, etc.

• A large inland body of fresh water

• A body of flowing water

What is a river?

• A mixture of fresh and saltwater

• A body of flowing water larger than a creek or stream

• A large inland body of fresh water

• A hole drilled into the aquifer