Earth review - Hydrosphere & Atmosphere

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Where does most fresh water exist? Options: ice caps, lakes, and streams; glaciers, rivers, and oceans; aquifers, ice caps, and glaciers

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aquifers, ice caps, and glaciers

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This type of rock allows water to flow through it and recharge an aquifer

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permeable

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Which of these processes in the water cycle can happen as water is hitting the ground? Options: sublimation, precipitation, condensation, infiltration

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infiltration

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River basins are made up of many smaller...

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watersheds

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What is the water cycle?

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the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth

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Which type of pollution comes out of a pipe? Options: Point source pollution, Nonpoint source pollution, Air pollution, Riparian buffer

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Point source pollution

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What is the energy source that powers the water cycle?

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Sun

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What process is evaporation from plants and trees?

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Transpiration

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What is an estuary?

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Places where fresh water and streams flow into the ocean.

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Made up of living and non living things interacting with one another

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ecosystem