Hydrology and Meteorology Review

Where does most of the precipitation that falls back to Earth go?

• the ocean

• underground

• lakes and rivers

• glaciers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What process in the water cycle involves forming clouds?

• Evaporation because as water vapor gains energy it changed from a gas to a liquid

• Evaporation because as water vapor loses energy it changed from a gas to a liquid

• condensation because as water vapor gains energy it changed from a gas to a liquid

• Condensation because as water vapor loses energy it changed from a gas to a liquid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

which of the following questions can a student ask to determine if this is correct. HINT: pick the answer that is TRUE based on the graph

• Is 100% of the water on Earth Immediately available to drink?

• Is 97% of the water on Earth Immediately available to drink?

• Is 2% of the water on Earth Immediately available to drink?

• Is 1% of the water on Earth Immediately available to drink?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Refer to the diagram of a student's lab setup of the water cycle. In this experiment, the total amount of water inside the container is measured at the beginning and then again after a full cycle has occurred. Which of the following best predicts the outcome of the experiment and explains why?

• The beginning amount Of water in the container would be less than the ending amount of water in the container because the water evaporated, decreasing the water level.

• The beginning amount of water in the container would be more than the ending amount of water in the container because the process of condensation increases the water level.

• The beginning and ending amounts of water in the container would be equal because the water that was evaporated increased the water level but then came back as precipitation which decreased the water level.

• The beginning and ending amounts of water in the container would be equal because the water that evaporated decreased the water level but then came back as precipitation which increased the water level again.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water?

• Reservoir

• Aquifer

• Groundwater

• Watershed

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The water table is located

• at the top of the saturated zone

• at the bottom of the saturated zone

• at the top of the unsaturated zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When it rains, a portion of the water seeps into the ground to replenish the Earth's

• unsaturated zone.

• water table.

• permeability.

• groundwater (aquifers).

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What term describes the ability to transmit water through connected pore spaces?

• Aquifer

• Permeability

• Porosity

• Water table

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Underground geologic formation able to store and yield water.

• Aquifer

• Groundwater

• Surface water

• Drawdown

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In the spring, when snow cover on the land melts, the water will most likely infiltrate Earth’s surface where that land surface is

• still frozen with a steep slope

• still frozen with a gentle slope

• no longer frozen with a steep slope

• no longer frozen with a gentle slope

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