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Mrs Pires' River Environments Quiz 1. Hydrological Cycle

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the water cycle?

a)

the 3 forms of water

b)

the continuous transfer of water between the sea, the land and the atmosphere.

c)

when water melts

d)

when clouds form

2.

At which point is precipitation taking place?

a)

E

b)

B

c)

A

d)

C

3.

At which point is condensation taking place?

a)

B

b)

D

c)

E

d)

A

4.

At which point is evaporation taking place?

a)

D

b)

A

c)

E

d)

C

5.

At which point is water most likely to percolate into the ground?

a)

B

b)

D

c)

A

d)

C

6.

Evaporation is best explained as:

a)

When rain and snow fall to the ground.

b)

When sleet and hail fall to the ground.

c)

When liquid H2O changes to H2O vapor.

d)

When water vapor changes to a liquid.

7.

Vapor in the atmosphere comes together to form clouds. Which process of the water cycle is this?

a)

Evaporation.

b)

Condensation.

c)

Precipitation.

d)

Transpiration.

8.

Evaporation of water from plants is called __________.

a)

Perspiration.

b)

Infiltration.

c)

Percolation.

d)

Transpiration.

9.

An underground layer of permeable rock or soil that holds usable water is called a(n) _______________.

a)

Infiltration system.

b)

Aquifer.

c)

Pond.

d)

Septic tank.

10.

Which process causes runoff to become groundwater?

a)

Evaporation.

b)

Perspiration.

c)

Infiltration.

d)

Transpiration.

11.

What is the source of energy for all parts of the water cycle?

a)

wind

b)

the ocean

c)

soil

d)

the sun

12.

As time goes by, and water goes through the water cycle again and again, the amount of water on the Earth....

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

d)

Goes up and down

13.

Once water makes it all the way through the water cycle, the water______.

a)

Starts the cycle over again

b)

Has finished that cycle and moves onto a different cycle

c)

Disappears

d)

Stays in the stage at which it finished

14.

All rivers flow to oceans or lakes because water

a)

can evaporate

b)

is pulled by gravity

c)

is clear

d)

can freeze

15.

About 97% of the Earth's water is stored in its

a)

rivers

b)

oceans

c)

glaciers

d)

underground aquifers

16.

Which of the following is an example of runoff?

a)

Water flowing down a mountainside.

b)

Lake water evaporating during a drought

c)

Groundwater being absorbed by the roots of the trees

d)

Water evaporating to form clouds.

17.
Which of the following causes all of the water on the planet to change its state (solid, liquid, gas) and move through the water cycle?
a)
amount of plant matter
b)
location of ice caps
c)
size of ocean
d)
temperature
18.
What percentage of the earth is covered by water?
a)
97%
b)
71%
c)
3%
d)
80%
19.
What percentage of the Earth’s fresh water is available for drinking?
a)
10%
b)
<1%
c)
3%
d)
15%
20.

Rivers are a good example of...

a)

run-off

b)

throughflow

c)

precipitation

d)

water changing state