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- 1. Multiple Choice
Evaporation from the top layer of cells in plant matter is called...
Transpiration
Transformation
Transanimation
Transillumination
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which term describes water moving down from surface to soil layer
Infiltration
Throughflow
Percolation
Groundwater flow
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which term means rain, snow, hail or sleet?
Precipitation
Percipitation
Presipitation
Persipitation
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which term describes water moving downwards from porous soil and rock layers into the bedrock below?
Percolation
Throughflow
Groundwater flow
Infiltration
- 5. Multiple Choice
Water moving sideways through soil is called...
Throughflow
Soil runoff
Sideflow
Infiltration
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the term for water vapour gathering around hygroscopic nucleii and becoming a liquid?
Condensation
Precipitation
Evaporation
Transpiration
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the other name for surface runoff?
Overland flow
Throughflow
Groundwater flow
Interception
- 8. Multiple Choice
An underground lake in porous rock, such as limestone, is called an...
aquifer
aquafer
aquafir
aquifir
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which process will move water to a river the fastest?
Surface runoff
Throughflow
Groundwater flow
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which two types of tree are renowned for soaking up water?
Mangrove
Willow
Oak
Ash
- 11. Multiple Choice
Why does water always move DOWNhill?
Gravity
Friction
Pressure
Momentum
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which one of these cloud types causes thunderstorms (and therefore lots of precipitation)?
Cumulonimbus
Nimbostratus
Cirrocumulus
Altostratus
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