202507 BET3273 Unit 2

Which of the following processes adds water vapor to the atmosphere?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

Transpiration is the release of water vapor from

• Oceans

• Clouds

• Plants

• Soil

Which process in the water cycle is responsible for cloud formation?

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

• Condensation

• Runoff

Which of the following is NOT a form of precipitation?

• Rain

• Snow

• Fog

• Hail

The movement of water from the surface into the ground is called

• Runoff

• Evaporation

• Percolation

• Infiltration

What term describes water that seeps down through soil and rock to recharge aquifers?

• Overland flow

• Groundwater flow

• Percolation

• Interception

Which of the following is a storage component in the hydrologic cycle?

• River

• Aquifer

• Cloud

• All of these

Which zone lies directly above the water table?

• Saturated zone

• Capillary fringe

• Aquifer

• Unsaturated zone

Unsaturated zone

• Unsaturated zone

• Vadose zone

• Saturated zone

• Aeration zone

Water stored in the saturated zone is also referred to as:

• Runoff

• Surface water

• Groundwater

• Evaporated water