Water Cycle Review Quiz

Kate and Caroline want to show that water is present in the air. Kate fills a cup with ice water, and Caroline fills a cup with room-temperature water. They place both cups on the counter and observe them for 5 minutes. What do you predict they will observe?

• Both cups will be dry on the outside.

• Caroline’s cup will have water on the outside.

• Both cups will have water on the outside.

• Kate’s cup will have water on the outside.

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For science class, Jaaken, Kyle, and Tyler are studying how precipitation levels vary in different parts of their city. What is the best procedure for collecting the data?

• Choose four sites around the city. Record the precipitation at all four sites each time that it rains at the school. Record the results for 1 month.

• Place three rain gauges in various places across the city. Each student measures the amount of rain in one gauge at the same time each day for 1 month. Record the results.

• Choose three sites for rain gauges. Measure the first site. Then travel to the second site to measure it. Finally, travel to the third site and measure it. Record the results.

• Choose three sites. Place a rain gauge at each site. Measure the first site twice a day for 1 month. The next month, measure the second site twice a day. Finally, measure the third site twice a day for a month. Record the results.

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What should she label the process of water moving from the ocean to the atmosphere?

• A. condensation

• B. evaporation

• C. infiltration

• D. precipitation

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The people of a city rely on runoff flowing into a lake to meet their water needs. They are concerned that there is less water in the lake this year than in the previous year. How can they collect data to test if their concerns about the lake’s water level are valid?

• measure the lake’s water density

• measure the lake’s current height at a given location and compare it to the height at the same location the previous year

• measure the temperature of the air to determine how fast the water is evaporating

• measure the amount of rainfall in the city using rain gauges and compare it to last year

Which process caused the water vapor to form liquid water droplets where the drawing shows them?

• A. Condensation

• B. Evaporation

• C. Freezing

• D. Precipitation

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What process is Lily observing?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• runoff

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Dew and raindrops look very similar. In what other way are dew and rain alike?

• Both fall from the sky.

• Both are forms of precipitation.

• Both require condensation to happen.

• Both form around particles in the air.

Water moves through the water cycle again and again over time. However, water may spend more time in storage during certain stages of the water cycle. Which of the following statements is most accurate?

• The air does not store any water.

• The clouds do not store any water.

• Glaciers store water for a short time.

• Aquifers store water for a long time.

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Nearly 100 percent of Florida’s drinking water comes from a single source. What is this source?

• water collected from the ocean

• water shipped from another state

• water brought up from underground

• water collected from precipitation

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The water cycle is the process by which water continuously circulates on Earth. Aquifers are an important source of water. Which pair of processes helps recharge aquifers?

• rain falling on oceans and rain falling on land

• glaciers breaking off into the ocean and rivers

• snow falling on mountains and rain falling on land

• glaciers breaking off into oceans and rain falling on oceans

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