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22a: Hydrological Cycle + Drainage Basin

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the hydrological cycle?

a)

The continuous movement of water in Earth's atmosphere.

b)

The continuous movement of water between Earth’s atmosphere and land.

c)

when water melts

d)

when clouds form

2.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
3.
Which is the opposite of condensation?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
4.
Which best explains why runoff is important?
a)
It returns water to other locations on Earth
b)
It increases the chance of flooding
c)
It makes evaporation occur faster
d)
It increases condensation
5.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
6.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
7.
What is water doing when it is changed to water vapor?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
8.
What is water vapor doing when it changes to water?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
9.
Which of the following causes all of the water on the planet to change its state (solid, liquid, gas) and move through the water cycle?
a)
amount of plant matter
b)
location of ice caps
c)
size of ocean
d)
temperature
10.

The hydrological cycle is often described as an _____________ cycle.

a)

Open

b)

Leaky

c)

Spikey

d)

Closed

11.
When water condenses, the liquid water forms ______________.
a)
water vapor
b)
steam
c)
air
d)
clouds
12.
Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.
a)
cools
b)
heats up
c)
freezes
d)
lights up
13.
Which of these is not an example of precipitation?
a)
rain
b)
clouds
c)
sleet
d)
snow
14.
Does evaporation happen before or after condensation?
a)
before
b)
after
c)
during
15.

What is the term for water flowing back to the sea over the land.

a)

Groundwater Flow

b)

Surface Runoff

c)

Through Flow

d)

Infiltration

16.

What is it called when trees get in the way of rain reaching the surface?

a)

Evapotranspiration

b)

Interception

c)

Infiltration

d)

Photosynthesis

17.

What is it called when moisture from plants and leaves is lost to the atmosphere?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Condensation

c)

Throughflow

d)

Percolation

18.

The movement of water from the soil layer to the rock layer is called...

a)

Interception

b)

Percolation

c)

Infiltration

d)

Evaporation

19.
What is "plants sweating"?
a)
Regulation
b)
Percolation
c)
Occupation
d)
Transpiration
20.

Which of the following is the fastest flow to the river?

a)

Percolation

b)

Through flow

c)

Evaporation

d)

Surface run-off

21.

Which of the following is an input?

a)

Precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

transpiration

22.

Which of the following best describes infiltration?

a)

Rain, snow, sleet or hail

b)

The process in which water is soaked into the soil and cracks in the earth

c)

Water moving deep within the ground

d)

Water vapour turning into water droplets

23.

What does the water cycle show?

a)

How water moves around between the atmosphere, oceans, rivers and land

b)

How water gets into our homes

c)

How waste water is purified so that it's safe to drink

24.

What does the process of interception do?

a)

It slows down or prevents some water flowing back to the river

b)

It stops water completely so it is lost from the system

c)

It stores water in ice caps

25.

Water vapour is a...

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

26.

Which of the following are types of precipitation?

a)

snow

b)

clouds

c)

condensation

d)

hail

e)

rivers

27.

"Throughflow is usually a faster process than run-off"

a)

True

b)

False

28.

How many different states can water exist in?

a)

7

b)

2

c)

4

d)

3

29.

Rivers are a good example of...

a)

run-off

b)

throughflow

c)

precipitation

d)

water changing state

30.

Which numbers on the diagram all represent stages when water changes state?

a)

1, 3 and 4

b)

2 and 5

c)

2, 3 and 4

d)

2 and 3

31.

In what forms is water stored in the global hydrological cycle?

a)

Liquid

b)

Solid

c)

Gas

d)

Liquid, Solid and Gas

32.

What is the transfer of water from plants to the air as water vapour?

a)

Infiltration

b)

Interception

c)

Transpiration

d)

Evaporation

33.

When water is trapped on the leaves of trees slowing down the transfer of water to the surface of the ground?

a)

Infiltration

b)

Interception

c)

Transpiration

d)

Evaporation

34.

What is the movement of water down into the underlying rock?

a)

Percolation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Infiltration

d)

Throughflow

35.

What is the sideways transfer of moisture downhill through the soil?

a)

Groundwater Flow

b)

Overland Flow

c)

Throughflow

d)

Stemflow

36.

Which of the following is a store?

a)

Groundwater flow

b)

Precipitation

c)

Rivers

d)

Clouds

37.

What are the 3 basic stages of hydrological cycle process?

a)

Evaporation, Condensation, Collection

b)

Condensation, Transportation, Evaporation

c)

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

38.

Surface runoff is

a)

When water hits the land, some of it flows over the surface.

b)

Water flows though the soil.

39.

Throughflow is...

a)

When water hits the land, some of it flows into rivers.

b)

The water vapour cools in the sky and turns back into water liquid

c)

Water flows though the soil.

40.

True or False: The water from your tap could contain molecules that dinosaurs drank

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Which process causes runoff to become groundwater?

a)

Evaporation.

b)

Perspiration.

c)

Infiltration.

d)

Transpiration.

42.

Which of these shows a diagram of a Drianage Basin?

a)
b)
43.

Which of these shows a river channel?

a)
b)
44.

The _________ is where streams/rivers begin.

a)

Source

b)

Confluence

c)

Tributary

d)

Mouth

45.

A _________ is a smaller stream/river that contributes to the main river a drainage basin.

a)

Tributary

b)

Mouth

c)

Watershed

d)

Source

46.

_________ is where streams/rivers meet each other.

a)

Confluence

b)

Tributary

c)

Mouth

d)

Watershed

47.

The _________ is an area of land that separates water flowing into different drainage basins.

a)

Watershed

b)

Source

c)

Confluence

d)

Tributary

48.

The _________ is where the main river will eventually drain all its water into.

a)

Mouth

b)

Watershed

c)

Source

d)

Confluence

49.

The _________ is an area of land that separates water flowing into different drainage basins.

a)

Watershed

b)

Source

c)

Confluence

d)

Tributary

50.
Drainage area of a river.
a)
River basin
b)
Groundwater
c)
Estuary
d)
Watershed
51.

All rivers receive there water from ____?

a)

Ocean

b)

Precipitation

c)

Watershed

d)

Discharge

52.

What is Evapotranspiration

a)

How wide the water in the river is?

b)

Area of flowing water when measured bank-to-bank

c)

The Border of a drainage system

d)

Water that returns to the atmosphere through plants

53.
Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
54.

Which stage does the arrow below #2 show in the diagram?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

run off

55.

A ………………………………. is the area of land drained by a river system ( a river and its tributaries).

a)

Watershed

b)

Drainage Basin

c)

Confluence

d)

Water table

56.

Inputs into the drainage basin system includes

a)

Rain

b)

Snow

c)

Hail

57.

True or False: Everybody lives in a drainage basin

a)

True

b)

False

58.

The section labelled A is known as the

a)

watershed

b)

source

c)

tributary

d)

mouth

59.

The section labelled D is known as the

a)

river valley

b)

main stream

c)

tributary

d)

spring

60.

What is the name of the area labelled B?

a)

Boundary

b)

Watershed

c)

Tributary

d)

Drainage basin

61.

What is the name of the area labelled C?

a)

Mouth

b)

Watershed

c)

Source

d)

Confluence

62.

Which of the following are importance's of drainage basins?

a)

supports agriculture

b)

provides water for drinking

c)

provides water for washing

d)

prevents floods

63.

True or False: Water underground feeds into drainage basins.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

True or False: A drainage basin and a watershed are the same.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Which of the following statements are correct?

a)

Overland flow occurs under the surface of the land

b)

Water percolates from the surface into the soil

c)

Groundwater flow moves water through the rocks

d)

Water flows to the river on the surface by through flow

e)

Infiltration occurs when water soaks into the soil

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