Water Systems Quiz 1

Water that is present in underground streams is called...

• Underground water

• Well water

• Waste water

• Ground water

________ is a process where liquid water slowly turns to water vapour.

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Run-off

________ is the process of water returning to the ground as rain, snow, sleet or hail.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Run-off

• Precipitation

Approximately how much of the Earth's water is fresh water?

• 5%

• 1%

• 3%

• 2%

What is an underground layer of rock or soil filled with water called?

• Aquifer
• Spring
• Well
• Reservoir

What is the top of the water-filled spaces in the ground called?

• Groundwater
• Reservoir
• Water Table
• Well

What do we call water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking in?

• runoff
• discharge
• recharge
• tributary

Why is fresh water a limited resource?

• It isn't because fresh water is a renewable resource.

• 97% of water is in the oceans and too salty to drink.

• Only 3% is fresh water and 2.5% is inaccessible because it is in the form of glaciers, polar ice caps and in the atmosphere.

• It isn't because I have a Sodasteam.

What is one condition necessary for a hurricane to form?

• Warm ocean water
• A strong cold front
• Cold ocean water
• A strong warm front

The energy for the water cycle originally comes from the

• sun
• clouds
• salinity
• ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4