Water Cycle Environmental Science

Which of the following processes most directly affects the amount of water entering earth's atmosphere?

• precipitation and runoff

• condensation and precipitation

• transpiration and evaporation

• infiltration and recharge

The rate of evaporation of water can be increased by

• Increasing the amount of moisture in the air

• decreasing the temperature of the water

• increasing the temperature of the air

• decreasing the circulation of the air

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The diagram below shows two identical containers filled with uniform particles that were sorted by size.

• infiltration rate

• water retention

• capillarity

• porosity

Which property of a well-sorted loose material will increase as the particle size decreases?

• capillarity

• permeability

• porosity

• infiltration

Base your answer on the diagrams below of three identical beakers, A, B, and C. Each beaker contains solid plastic spheres. The diameter of the spheres in each beaker is shown.

• A

• B

• C

Base your answer on the diagrams below of three identical beakers, A, B, and C. Each beaker contains solid plastic spheres. The diameter of the spheres in each beaker is shown.

Compared to beaker A, beaker C will have a ___________porosity.

• identical

• higher

• lower

Surface runoff will generally be greatest when the

• rainfall is light and the ground is permeable

• infiltration rate is greater than the rainfall rate

• slope of the land is too great to permit infiltration

• ground is permeable and unsaturated

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Base your answer to the next 4 questions on the diagram below, which shows a model of the water cycle. Letters A through F represent some processes of the water cycle. Letter X indicates the top of the underground zone that is saturated with water.

Which process is represented by letter F?

• Capillarity

• Infiltration

• Condensation

• Vaporization

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Base your answer to the next 4 questions on the diagram below, which shows a model of the water cycle. Letters A through F represent some processes of the water cycle. Letter X indicates the top of the underground zone that is saturated with water.

What does letter X represent?

• the water table

• a flood plain

• sea level

• impermeable rock

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Base your answer to the next 4 questions on the diagram below, which shows a model of the water cycle. Letters A through F represent some processes of the water cycle. Letter X indicates the top of the underground zone that is saturated with water.

If the surface soil is saturated and precipitation increases, there will be

• a decrease in the amount of groundwater

• a decrease in the surface elevation of the lake

• an increase in the rate of capillarity

• an increase in the amount of runoff

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