WorksheetsWater Cycle, Groundwater, Surface Water, & Energy Test
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 10mins
What happens once groundwater reaches a layer of rock in the ground that it cannot pass through?
it is soaked up by the impermeable layer
it creates a aquifer
it creates a geyser
it evaporates
What are clouds made of?
dry air
water
What is the best definition of a water table?
The level to which a river rises when it floods
The boundary between the land and the ocean
The top of the saturated zone in an aquifer
The top of the unsaturated zone in an aquifer
What would cause the water table to lower?
Periods of low precipitation
Low rates of evaporation and transpiration
Increasing amounts of runoff
A heavy rainstorm with a lot of precipitation
What is infiltration?
The process by which water sinks into the ground
The zone where there are still air spaces left between the particles.
The process by which water vapor turns into liquid water and forms fog or clouds.
The process by which water does not sink into the ground, but rather travels along the surface.
Which surface would have the most runoff from it after a rainstorm?
Water is able to flow more easily through the aquifer because its material has a ___________.
low permeability
low porosity
high impermeability
high permeability
In the diagram, the area labeled A is called the __________.
zone of infiltration
recharge zone
zone of saturation
zone of permeability
A cavern is a feature associated with
Volcanoes
Mountainous topography
Karst topography
Though it occurs naturally, human activities can increase
tributaries
eutrophication
watersheds
Materials carried by a stream are called its ________________
Gradient
Flow
Stream load
Watershed
The landscape feature labeled X is best described as
Floodplain
Delta
Sandbar
Escarpment
Which letter has a higher velocity?
A
B
Which letter is there more deposition occurring?
A
B
Solar energy is power obtained by harnessing the energy of _________.
the sun's rays
the water currents
the wind
the heat from the ground
