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Worksheetswater cycle and budget
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the hydrosphere?
a)
Water on the earth's surface
b)
Oceans of the Earth
c)
Rivers, oceans and lakes of the Earth
d)
None of the above
2.
What is evapotranspiration?
a)
I have no idea
b)
Transpiration and Evaporation combined
c)
Condensation
d)
The process of water evaporating
3.
What is a water budget?
a)
an amount of water you drink in a period of time
b)
a form of payment in Africa
c)
it needs to be balanced
d)
describes income and spending of water
4.
During _____________ the soil water storage is filling
a)
surplus
b)
deficicit
c)
recharge
d)
Usage
5.
What is porosity?
a)
A condition where a person has extremely large pores
b)
percentage of volume in pore space
c)
space in between rocks
d)
when water cannot pass through rocks
6.
If a material is impermeable it means:
a)
depending on grain size, water can pass through
b)
depending on grain size, water can't pass through
c)
water can pass through it
d)
Water cannot pass through it
7.
What is a water table?
a)
a toy kids play with
b)
surface of the zone of aeration
c)
the surface of the zone of saturation
d)
connected with the capillary fringe
8.
How can we conserve ground water?
a)
use rain water
b)
purify used water and return via underground wells
c)
turn off the tap while brushing teeth
d)
Drink less water
9.
What is the difference between a geyser and a hot spring?
a)
Geysers shoot up water, hot springs do not
b)
There are different minerals in geysers
c)
The water temperature is hotter in hotsprings
d)
Geysers are naturally forming, hotsprings are manmade
10.
What are the 3 characteristics of a cave?
a)
naturally occuring, 8hr period of darkness, toddler can fit
b)
naturally occurring, 8 day period of darkness, adult fits
c)
24hr period of darkness, grown adult can fit, naturally occuring
d)
naturally occurring, adult can fit, 8 day period of darkness
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