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- 1. Multiple Choice
The sum total of all water on Earth & in its atmosphere is called the ___________.
Atmosphere
Liquidsphere
Hydrosphere
- 2. Multiple Choice
What effect does the sun have on surface water?
It causes it to boil
It causes it to rain
It causes it to evaporate
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which reservoir in the water cycle contains the most water?
The ice caps
The oceans
Groundwater
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following options depicts precipitation?
- 5. Multiple Choice
Rivers, oceans and lakes are considered as ________________.
Runoff
Surface Water
Groundwater
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is it called when rainwater contributes to the flow of rivers & streams?
Transformation
Runoff
Irrigation
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following describes condensation?
Water becoming ice in a freezer
Liquid water being heated until it turns into steam.
Steam from a teapot turning into liquid water.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the process in which water soaks into the ground?
Runoff
Infiltration
Evaporation
- 9. Multiple Choice
Water perpetually cycles from the Earth to the atmosphere & back. In the previous sentence, what does "perpetually" mean?
Constantly
Rarely
Occasionally
- 10. Multiple Choice
Oceans, the atmosphere, & groundwater are all _______ in the water cycle.
Nodes
Sinks
Reservoirs
- 11. Multiple Choice
How long do molecules of groundwater stay in the ground?
Days
Weeks
Anywhere from days to thousands of years
- 12. Multiple Choice
What can you infer from the fact that there is the same amount of water on the planet now as there was one billion years ago?
The total amount of water on earth changes gradually over time.
There will probably be the same amount of water on the planet a billion years from now.
There will be much less water on earth one billion years from now.
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