Brain Pop: Water Cycle

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The sum total of all water on Earth and in its atmosphere is called the:

Biosphere

Terrasphere

Hydrosphere

Liquidsphere

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Oceans, the atmosphere, and groundwater are all ________ in the water cycle.

Nodes

Sinks

Reservoirs

Stations

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Water perpetually cycles from the Earth to the atmosphere and back. In the previous sentence, what does "perpetually" mean?

Constantly

Frequently

Occasionally

Rarely

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What effect does the sun have on surface water?

It causes it to boil.

It causes it to rain.

It causes it to evaporate.

It causes it to sink.

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is it called when rainwater contributes to the flow of rivers and streams?

Transformation

Runoff

Irrigation

Desertification

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following options depicts precipitation?

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following describes condensation?

Ice becoming water when placed into a warm liquid.

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

30 sec

1 pt

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 have been many fluctuations in the water cycle over the last billion years.

There will be much less water on earth one billion years from now.

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which reservoir in the water cycle contains the most water?

The ice caps

The oceans

Groundwater

Surface water

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How long do molecules of groundwater stay in the ground?

Days

Weeks

Months

Anywhere from days to thousands of years

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