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Hydrologic Cycle for EDSS 3900

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Water only gets recycled from the ocean?

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The process of the sun heating water on the earth's surface and changing it to water vapor is called _________.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Runoff

3.

_________ is the process in which water vapor changes to tiny droplets of liquid water.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Runoff

4.

Rain, snow, sleet, hail and freezing rain are all forms of what?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Runoff

5.

The water cycle is also known as the ________ cycle.

a)

Rainwater cycle

b)

Aqueous cycle

c)

Hydrologic cycle

d)

Hydrogen cycle

6.

Some precipitation that falls to surface and soaks into the ground is called ____________.

a)

drainage

b)

overflow

c)

surplus

d)

groundwater

7.

EXTRA CREDIT!

How many inches of snowfall did Lake Tahoe get during the last storm?

a)

1 inch

b)

3 inches

c)

12 inches

d)

20 inches

8.

EXTRA CREDIT! (Not in the lesson, but give it a shot)


There is the same amount of water on earth today as when the dinosaurs lived.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

EXTRA CREDIT! (Not in the lesson, but give it a try)


Water is the only natural substance that can be found in all 3 states of matter (as a solid, liquid or gas).

a)

True

b)

False

10.

EXTRA CREDIT! (Not in the lesson, but give it a whirl)


________ occurs when plants give off water vapor through the pores in their leaves, which go back to the atmosphere.

a)

Transpiration

b)

Perspiration

c)

Condensation

d)

Evaporation