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WorksheetsAEM Water Cycle
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Condensation occurs when..
water gets warm
water changes from gas to liquid
when water changes from liquid to gas
when water changes from solid to gas
Which of the following is CORRECT in regards to condensation?
directly influences precipitation rates
directly influences infiltration rates
directly influences interception rates
does not need to occur after evaporation
Precipitation does NOT directly influence which of the following:
interception rates
infiltration rates
groundwater flow
runoff rates
Precipitation amounts are influenced by (select all that apply):
climate change
wind
interception rates
condensation rates
Interception that's natural is beneficial since it ___ water which potentially ___ infiltration rates.
Speeds up ; decreases
Slows down ; increases
buffers ; impacts
Slows down ; decreases
Anthropogenic interception is caused by ____ and will ____ throughflow.
impervious surfaces ; increase
porous surfaces ; increase
impervious surfaces ; decrease
porous surfaces ; decrease
Anthropogenic interception will ___ runoff, ___ evaporation, ___ infiltration, and ___ throughflow.
increase ;
increase ; decrease ; decrease
increase ;
increase ; increase ;
increase
decrease ;
decrease ; decrease ; decrease
decrease ;
decrease ; increase ;
increase
The part of the hydrologic cycle that's closer to the height of the water table is:
infiltration
throughflow
groundwater flow
surface runoff
Which word or phrase LEAST fits the pattern of the other 3?
infiltration
throughflow
interception
condensation
Which word or phrase LEAST fits the pattern of the other 3?
evaporation
groundwater flow
precipitation
condensation
Which word or phrase LEAST fits the pattern of the other 2?
surface runoff
evaporation
transpiration
Which word or phrase LEAST fits the pattern of the other 2?
throughflow
surface runoff
interception
Which of the following words or phrases LEAST fit the pattern of the other 2? (BTW this one is SUPER tricky, muuuuahahaha...)
Precipitation
Transpiration
Surface runoff
The part(s) of the water cycle that creates humid air...
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
transpiration
Which of the following correctly explains how water is able to transpire out of a plant?
interception > uptake by roots > leaves the leaves
interception > uptake by leaves > leaves the leaves
infiltration > uptake by leaves > leaves the leaves
infiltration > uptake by roots > leaves the leaves
During ____ water leaves the ____.
transpiration ; leaves
transpiration ; roots
condensation ; hydrologic cycle
infiltration ; soil
Which part of the hydrologic cycle listed has nothing to do with trees. (This one is VERY hard ... muuuahahaha)
transpiration
interception
infiltration
evaporation
This part of the hydrologic cycle moves very slow, and includes water moving through bedrock.
groundwater flow
through flow
infiltration
surface runoff
Some parts of the hydrologic cycle must occur in specific sequence. Which below is an INCORRECT sequence?
Evaporation > Condensation > Precipitation
Precipitation > Anthropogenic Interception > Runoff
Evaporation > Precipitation > Surface Runoff
Precipitation > Infiltration > Throughflow
The picture clearly shows ___, and ___ is almost (but technically not) the opposite of what's pictured here.
infiltration ; interception
interception ; transpiration
interception ; infiltration
interception ; evaporation
