Hydrosphere Practice Test

What follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?

• Water evaporates into water vapor
• Water vapor condenses and forms a  cloud
• Water precipitates to the ground
• Water runs down into the hydrosphere

Where does condensation occur (forming the clouds)?

• Hydosphere
• Geosphere
• Lithosphere
• Atmosphere

After precipitation occurs, water that does not run off into the hydrosphere can be stored as _______?

• Ground Water
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Snow

What is A?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

What is B?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

What is C?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

What is      D?

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Runoff

How much of the earth's water is freshwater?

• 50 %
• 3 %
• 97 %
• 93 %

What part of the water cycle can carry pollutants from your yard to streams and rivers?

• evaporation
• runoff
• precipitation
• condensation

Where is most of Earth's freshwater located? 

• Oceans 
• Rivers 
• Lakes 
• Frozen in Glaciers