WorksheetsUnderstanding the Amazon Water Cycle
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What percentage of the Amazon Rainforest is located in Brazil?
60%
70%
80%
90%
What is the average annual rainfall in the Amazon Rainforest?
1000 millimetres
1500 millimetres
2000 millimetres
2500 millimetres
What is the typical temperature range in the Amazon Rainforest?
15 to 20°C
20 to 25°C
25 to 30°C
30 to 35°C
What type of rainfall is most common in the Amazon Rainforest?
Frontal rainfall
Convectional rainfall
Orographic rainfall
Cyclonic rainfall
What percentage of rainfall in the Amazon is recycled back into the atmosphere through evapotranspiration?
40%
50%
60%
70%
What is the term used to describe trees in the Amazon that do not lose their leaves all year round?
Deciduous
Coniferous
Evergreen
Perennial
What percentage of rain is intercepted by trees and then evaporated back into the atmosphere?
10%
15%
20%
25%
What is the term for the process where the ground heats the air above it, causing it to rise and form clouds?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Advection
What type of rock is described as impermeable and leads to rapid runoff in the Amazon Basin?
Sedimentary rock
Metamorphic rock
Crystalline rock
Volcanic rock
Which of the following is a porous and permeable rock found in the Amazon Basin?
Granite
Basalt
Limestone
Marble
What is the term used to describe the movement of water through the soil as it infiltrates the ground?
Overland flow
Stem flow
Throughflow
Groundwater flow
What is the term for the phenomenon where wind patterns move moisture and clouds around the Amazon, spreading water across South America?
Water cycle
Flying rivers
Atmospheric rivers
Cloud seeding
What is the significance of "flying rivers" in the Amazon Rainforest?
They hold less water than the Amazon River
They hold more water than the Amazon River
They are a myth
They only occur during the dry season
What is the effect of high temperatures on the absolute humidity in the Amazon Rainforest?
Decreases absolute humidity
Increases absolute humidity
No effect on absolute humidity
Causes absolute humidity to fluctuate
Which physical factor is NOT mentioned as affecting the water cycle in the Amazon Rainforest?
Geology
Relief
Temperature
Wind speed
