Water Cycle as a System #1

Water converted from a liquid to a gas is...

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Sublimation

Select the stores of water from this list

• Atmosphere

• Ablation

• Soil Moisture

• Infiltration

What is the process of water changing state from solid straight to gas?

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

• Ablation

• Transpiration

Which of the following would be part of the biomass store (select multiple)?

• Trees

• Atmosphere

• Lake

• Animals

Percolation is the...

• vertical movement of water from the surface down into the soil

• flow of intercepted water down the trunk or stem of a plant

• vertical movement of water from the soil down into underlying permeable rocks

What can pass through an open system?

• Energy

• Matter

What is an example of an open system within the water cycle?

• Global water cycle

• Drainage basin

• Atmosphere

What is the largest store in the water cycle?

• Atmosphere

• Biomass

• Land

• Oceans

Where does throughflow occur?

• Surface

• Soil

• Subsurface rocks

What are inputs into the drainage basin (open system)?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Ablation

• Evaporation