Free Printable Water Cycle & Ground Water Quiz Review

1.

Which diagram represents the soil with the greatest permeability?

a)

Choice 1

b)

Choice 2

c)

Choice 3

d)

Choice 4

2.

The amount of space between sediment is called ...

a)

permeability

b)

porosity

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

3.

Which sample has the GREATEST porosity?

a)

sorted

b)

unsorted

4.

Which container has the lowest porosity?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

A and B

5.

Rainwater will enter the ground at X if the ground is

a)

saturated and permeable

b)

saturated and impermeable

c)

unsaturated and permeable

d)

unsaturated and impermeable

6.

The upward movement of water through tiny spaces in soil or rock is called

a)

permeability

b)

water retention

c)

porosity

d)

capillary action

7.

How does groundwater occur?

a)

It doesn't occur

b)

Rain seeps into the ground until it is completely saturated

c)

it just happens at random

d)

When water runs off the surface due to maximum saturation

8.

Define permeability

a)

Water

b)

Nothing

c)

Percent of volume of open spaces in rock or sediment

d)

Ability rock/sediment fluids pass through open spaces/pores

9.

During droughts, lack of rain can lead to wells drying up. This is because the drought has lowered the ____.

a)

water trough

b)

zone of aeration

c)

water table

d)

zone of porosity

10.

Soil with the greatest porosity has particles that are ...

a)

poorly sorted and densely packed

b)

poorly sorted and loosely packed

c)

well sorted and densely packed

d)

well sorted and loosely packed

11.

The flowchart shows part of Earth’s water cycle. The question marks indicate a part of the flowchart that has been deliberately left blank. Which process should be shown in place of the question marks to best complete the flowchart?

a)

condensation

b)

deposition

c)

evaporation

d)

infiltration

12.

Base your answer to the next 4 questions on the diagram below, which shows a model of the water cycle. Letters A through F represent some processes of the water cycle. Letter X indicates the top of the underground zone that is saturated with water.

What does letter X represent?

a)

the water table

b)

a flood plain

c)

sea level

d)

impermeable rock

13.

Base your answer to the next 4 questions on the diagram below, which shows a model of the water cycle. Letters A through F represent some processes of the water cycle. Letter X indicates the top of the underground zone that is saturated with water.

Which process is represented by letter F?

a)

Capillarity

b)

Infiltration

c)

Condensation

d)

Vaporization

14.

Base your answer to the next 4 questions on the diagram below, which shows a model of the water cycle. Letters A through F represent some processes of the water cycle. Letter X indicates the top of the underground zone that is saturated with water.

If the surface soil is saturated and precipitation increases, there will be

a)

a decrease in the amount of groundwater

b)

a decrease in the surface elevation of the lake

c)

an increase in the rate of capillarity

d)

an increase in the amount of runoff

15.

Base your answer to the next 4 questions on the diagram below, which shows a model of the water cycle. Letters A through F represent some processes of the water cycle. Letter X indicates the top of the underground zone that is saturated with water.

The processes of transpiration and evaporation are represented by letters

a)

A & B

b)

B & E

c)

C & A

d)

D & E

16.

15)

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

Water Cycle & Ground Water Quiz Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

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