Water & Water Cycle

Which process of the water cycle is similar to water droplets forming on grass early in the morning?

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

• runoff

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Which of the following is porous under normal conditions?

• plastic cup

• raincoat

• coffee cup

• cotton shirt

In which situation is percolation occurring?

• mud puddle drying up

• glass of orange juice setting on a table

• snow melting on a warm day

• water going through coffee grounds to make coffee

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What is another name for the water cycle?

• high quality H2O

• watershed

• hydrosphere

• hydrologic cycle

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An underground area of sediment and rock that is filled with groundwater is a?

• watershed

• reservoir

• geyser

• aquifer

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Which of the following states is the smallest amount of water found?

• water vapor

• ice

• liquid H2O

• groundwater

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How much of the Earth's surface is covered by water?

• 97%

• 71%

• 29%

• 17%

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Humans are directly involved in the water cycle because of?

• respiration

  & perspiration

• respiration

  & precipitation

• transpiration

  & respiration

• none of these

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Water plays a major role in shaping the surface of the Earth, how?

• respiration

• erosion

• evaporation

• transpiration

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Volcanoes are important in the water cycle because they release this during eruptions?

• water vapor

• lava

• smoke

• hail

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