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IQWST ES1 Quiz 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does water move from a lake to the atmosphere?

a)

Infiltration

b)

Precipitation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Flow

2.

How does water move from a river to an ocean?

a)

Evaporate

b)

Precipitate

c)

Infiltrate

d)

Flow

3.

Which of these are landforms?

a)

cliff

b)

valley

c)

pond

d)

stream

4.

Which of these are temporary reservoirs?

a)

groundwater

b)

soil

c)

plants & animals

d)

rivers

5.

Which of these is NOT one of the major reservoirs?

a)

pond

b)

ocean

c)

river

d)

puddle

6.

Which of these ARE major water reservoirs?

a)

glaciers

b)

atmosphere

c)

peninsula

d)

lake

7.

Liquid water on the surface of the Earth cannot:

a)

Flow

b)

Evaporate

c)

Precipitate

d)

Infiltrate

8.

Most of Earths SALTWATER is stored in the oceans, where is most of Earth's FRESHWATER stored?

a)

Groundwater

b)

Glacier

c)

Lakes

d)

Atmosphere

9.

Humidity is the amount of ________________ in the air

a)

dust particles

b)

water vapor

c)

gas

d)

oxygen

10.

We measured humidity with a(n):

a)

trigonometry

b)

water gauge

c)

thermometer

d)

hygrometer

11.

How does water move from the Atmosphere to the soil

a)

Infiltration

b)

Precipitation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Flow

12.

Can a Glacier get new water by evaporation?

a)

yes

b)

no

13.

Water will always flow...

a)

from areas of low elevation to areas of high

b)

from areas of high elevation to areas of low

c)

from mountains to lakes

d)

from valleys to cliffs

14.

True or False: Flow and Infiltration are both affected by gravity

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True or False: Flow eventually moves most water that falls on the surface to the ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The movement of water from the Earth's surface downward is known as:

a)

precipitation

b)

infiltration

c)

flow

d)

evaporation

17.

Water vapor that turns into liquid form is called:

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporatioin

c)

flow

d)

infiltration

18.

Water moving across the Earth's surface, usually caused by gravity is:

a)

precipitation

b)

infiltration

c)

flow

d)

evaporation

19.

The water cycle is in motion....

a)

when it is hot out.

b)

When it is hot and windy.

c)

All the time.

d)

In the daytime.

20.

A high, steep face of rock or earth is called a...

a)

butte

b)

plateau

c)

cliff

d)

v-valley