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1
What powers the water cycle?
Inertia and gravitational pull
Rotation and Revolution
Tides and Currents
Gravity and Sun's Energy
2
Concrete and granite are surfaces that aren’t penetrated by water, are also called...
permeable
impermeable
non-porous
rough
3
A watershed drains water into rivers and its
tributaries
puddles
sediments
water treatment facilities
4
Water covers most of the Earth, so we don't have to worry about how much water we use.
True
False
5
Salt water makes up how much of Earth's water?
50%
3%
97%
75%
6
Which type of weather is best for evaporation?
cold, snowy weather
warm and clear weather
cold and foggy weather
warm, wet weather
7
Plants release water into the atmosphere. Plants contribute to which part of the water cycle?
Infiltration
Evaporation
Condensation
Transpiration
8
When ice turns into water vapor, it's called
evaporation
infiltration
sublimation
precipitation
9
When the demand for water is greater than the supply, the surrounding area experiences
irrigation
evaporation
water shortage
pollution
10
Rainwater that does not soak into the ground and flows into streams and rivers, it is called ______.
run in
groundwater
run off
aquifer
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When does most water evaporate?
During daytime hours
After sunset
During the full moon
During Nighttime hours
12
Lake Lanier is an example of a place where water is stored. It's a type of...
watershed
reservoir
aquifer
Cloud
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The saturated zone...
is filled with water
allows runoff
is mostly filled with air
is a layer of atmosphere
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How can we tell what
type of precipitation
will fall in an area?
Whether the clouds over land or the ocean.
The air pressure measurement.
The temperature change between the surface and the cloud.
The number of droplets in the cloud.
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What would happen in an area with large amounts of rainfall?
The number of storms in the area would decrease.
The temperature would increase.
The ocean levels would decrease.
Groundwater levels would increase.
16
The land area that supplies water to a river system where all types of surface water drains into a central location is a
watershed
landfill
aquifer
tributary
17
What is the imaginary line between watersheds?
The equator
The water table
The watershed divide
The divided water line
18
What best describes an aquifer?
It holds groundwater that can be used for human consumption
It supplies all the water for lakes and rivers
Areas for people to kiak and water ski.
it provides water to oceans
19
Where is most freshwater on Earth?
Groundwater
Lakes, rivers, and streams
Glaciers and Polar Ice Caps
Lakes, river, streams, and Groundwater combined.
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The saturated zone is...
A solid layer that doesn't allow water through at all.
layer of permeable rock where cracks & pores are filled with water
The layer between the aeration zone and the twighlight zone.
A layer of rocks & soil ABOVE THE WATER TABLE
21
Most of Earth's freshwater is in what form?
ice
water vapor
air
precipitation
22
Clouds form when water vapor in the atmosphere ___________ into water droplets.
condenses
precipitates
evaporates
absorbs
