Water Cycle and Environmental Impact Quiz

What is another term for the water cycle?

• Evaporation cycle

• Hydrologic cycle

• Condensation cycle

• Freezing cycle

What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

• It cools the water

• It powers the cycle

• It freezes the water

• It condenses the water

What is the process called when water evaporates from soil and water surfaces?

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

In which location does water stay the longest in one place?

• Rivers

• Large lakes

• Antarctic ice sheets

• Atmosphere

What happens to water vapor when it cools?

• It evaporates

• It condenses

• It transpires

• It precipitates

How long can water stay in soil?

• 1-2 weeks

• 2-4 weeks

• 1-2 months

• 3-4 months

What is the term for water moving down from the Earth's surface into aquifers?

• Transpiration

• Groundwater

• Condensation

• Precipitation

What do ice core samples reveal about our environment?

• Daily weather changes

• Seasonal temperature variations

• Changes over several hundred thousand years

• Monthly rainfall patterns

State if the following is true or false: It has been calculated that water stays in the atmosphere for an average of nine days.

• True

• False

Recall how surface water reaches the water table to become groundwater.

• Through evaporation

• By infiltration

• By staying on the surface

• Through precipitation