The Water Cycle

The sum total of all water on Earth and in its atmosphere is called the:

• Biosphere

• Terrasphere

• Hydrosphere

• Liquisphere

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Oceans, the atmosphere, and groundwater are all ________ in the water cycle.

• Nodes

• Sinks

• Reservoirs

• Stations

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Water perpetually cycles from the Earth to the atmosphere and back. In the previous sentence, what does "perpetually" mean?

• Constantly

• Frequently

• Occasionally

• Rarely

What effect does the sun have on surface water?

• It causes it to boil

• It causes it to rain

• It causes it to sink

• It causes it to evaporate

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What is it called when rainwater contributes to the flow of rivers and streams?

• Transformation

• Runoff

• Irrigation

• Desertification

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Which of the following describes condensation?

• Ice becoming water when placed into a warm liquid.

• Water becoming ice in a freezer.

• Liquid water being heated until it turns into steam.

• Steam from a teapot turning into liquid water.

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What can you infer from the fact that there is the same amount of water on the planet now as there was one billion years ago?

• The total amount of water on earth changes gradually over time.

• There will probably be the same amount of water on the planet a billion years from now.

• There have been many fluctuations in the water cycle over the last billion years.

• There will be much less water on earth one billion years from now.

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Which reservoir in the water cycle contains the most water?

• The ice caps

• The oceans

• Groundwater

• Surface water

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How long do molecules of groundwater stay in the ground?

• Days

• Weeks

• Months

• Anywhere from days to thousands of years

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Where is most of the freshwater on Earth found?

• oceans

• lakes and rivers

• underground

• frozen at the poles

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