Water Cycle Quiz

What process is taking place at point B? Choose ALL that apply.

• condensation
• a gas is changing to a liquid
• evaporation
• a liquid is changing to a gas
• precipation

What process is taking place at point D?

• runoff
• condensation
• precipation
• infiltration

When solid water changes directly to water vapor without first becoming a liquid the process is called ___________________.

• evaporation
• transpiration
• sublimation
• precipitation

The release of water vapor into the atmosphere by plants is called ______.

• evaporation
• transpiration
• sublimation
• precipitation

The movement of water between the atmosphere, land, oceans, and living things is known as the ________.

• Hydrocycle
• Precipitation
• The Water Cycle
• Water Movement

Energy flows through the Earth system in the water cycle in which two ways? Choose 2 options.

• When gravity pushed water down a hill.
• When water changes states.
• When water moves from place to place.
• When runoff carves valleys into the Earth's surface.

Some of the water on land may also seep below Earth’s surface into spaces in soil and rock. This process is called __________________.

• Runoff
• Deposition
• Transpiration
• Infiltration

True or False: As water moves over land, some substances will dissolve in the water and be carried along with it.

• True
• False

What process is taking place at point A? Choose ALL that apply.

• evaporation
• a liquid is changing to a gas
• condensation
• a gas is changing to a liquid
• precipation

Which statement correctly describes the movement of water represented by the arrows in the picture? Choose ALL that apply.

• Gravity moves water from melting snow down the mountianside.
• Gravity prevents groundwater from reaching Earth's surface.
• Rainwater seeps into the ground.
• Streams carry water to the mountain peaks.