Hydrologic Cycle

Q.

___________________ is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor. __________________ is the primary pathway that water moves from the liquid state back into the water cycle as atmospheric water

answer choices

• Transpiration

• Deposition

• Percolation

• Evaporation

Q.

__________________ is surface runoff produced from melting snow. It can also be used to describe the period or season during which such runoff is produced.

answer choices

• Surface Runoff

• Groundwater Flow

• Snowmelt Runoff

• Precipitation

Q.

_____________________ is water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail. It is the primary connection in the water cycle that provides for the delivery of atmospheric water to the Earth. Most ________________ falls as rain.

answer choices

• Snowmelt runoff

• Precipitation

• Surface runoff

• Evaporation

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Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky.

answer choices

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• accumulation

Water beneath the surface of the ground.

answer choices

• Groundwater

• Earth

• Surface runoff

• Reservoir