ARK Y13 Water Cycle and Related Processes Quiz

What is the process of water changing from liquid to water vapour called?

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

Which process involves water vapour returning to a liquid state?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Sublimation

What is the term for the temporary storage of water on the surface of plants and buildings?

• Interception

• Runoff

• Percolation

• Infiltration

Which type of soil has a higher infiltration rate?

• Silt soil

• Clay soil

• Sandy soil

• Loamy soil

What is the term for water moving through soil under the force of gravity?

• Throughflow

• Percolation

• Runoff

• Evaporation

What is the process called when a large mass of air moves over a cooler surface, forming clouds?

• Sublimation

• Convection

• Advection

• Orographic uplift

Which type of lapse rate involves a change in temperature with increasing height through the atmosphere?

• Dry adiabatic lapse rate

• Environmental lapse rate

• Saturated adiabatic lapse rate

• All of the above

What is the term for the loss of water stored as ice or snow through various processes?

• Transpiration

• Ablation

• Condensation

• Infiltration

Which factor does NOT affect the rate of transpiration?

• Air temperature

• Availability of water to the plant

• Soil type

• Wind speed

What is the term for water moving through rocks below the soil?

• Throughflow

• Infiltration

• Percolation

• Runoff