TCAP Science Review

What is the water cycle?

• the 3 forms of water
• the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
• when water melts
• when clouds form

Which stage does the #2 show in the diagram?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation
• run off

Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation
• run off

what does the #4 show in the diagram?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation
• run off

Water flows through permeable materials ____________________ than impermeable materials.

• slower
• faster

The measure of how easily water can flow through an aquifer. 

• porosity
• permeability
• gradient
• divide

The spaces between the sediments in this diagram are connected, so that __.

• it is permeable to water.
• it is not permeable to water.
• it is not very porous.
• it would not make a good aquifer.

The land area that supplies water to a river system is called a

• water table
• trailer
• house
• watershed

The measure of how easily water can flow through an aquifer. 

• porosity
• permeability
• gradient
• divide

What is the elevation of point B?

• 800 ft
• 850 ft
• 900 ft
• 1000 ft