WorksheetsHuman Impact on the Water Cycle
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
It returns water to other locations on Earth and can recharge ground water.
The water cycle is a continuous process driven by energy from the ...
When a forest or field is paved over to build a new road using concrete or asphalt, how does this change the way water moves in the water cycle?
The amount of evaporation increases, and the amount of runoff decreases.
The water cycle is not affected, because all the rain water is still collected by the atmosphere.
The amount of runoff (water flowing over the surface) increases, and the amount of water infiltrating the ground decreases.
Landfills contribute to water quality problems because
They help with recycling used materials
Chemicals from garbage leach into the ground affecting ground water
__________________ is the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water. ________________ is crucial to the water cycle because it is responsible for the formation of clouds.
Transportation
Percolation
Condensation
Plant Uptake
Which part of the hydrologic cycle would deforestation most likely affect?
Evaporation
Transpiration
Condensation
A layer of permeable rock beneath the surface that holds water and allows it to flow through.
Artesian Well
Acquifer
Salinity
Which of the following activities could cause the water table of ground water to go down?
Adding more parks and green areas to a city.
Conserving the amount of water used in big cities.
Concrete covering the soil blocking infiltration from taking place.
More precipitation due to more evaporation in an area.
This is a type of evaporation where plants release water vapor into the air, almost like they are "sweating". This is called __________.
transpiration
translation
precipitation
Layers and areas of rocks below ground where all the cracks and spaces between rocks are full of water is called a(n) ____________.
sinkhole
dam
aquifer
dead zone
Choose all that will cause aquifers to have less water. (Choose 2)
urbanization
water in a well being removed faster than it is replaced
none of the answers
