Water Cycle and Water Distribution Quiz

The ______________________ is the continual movement of water among Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surface

• Water Cycle
• Rock Cycle
• Hydrosphere
• Geosphere

___________________ is the change of state of matter from a liquid to a gas

• Inflitration
• Sublimation
• Condensation
• Evaporation

What is precipitation?

• The change in the state of matter from a gas to a solid
• Another name for the water cycle
• Any form of water that falls from atmosphere
• When water soaks into the ground or becomes runoff

How much of the water on earth is salt water?

• 97%
• 3%

How much of the water on earth is fresh water?

• 97%
• 3%

_________________ is the change of state of matter from a gas to a liquid

• Precipitation
• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Transpiration

What is transpiration?

• Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant
• Water that moves across the land surface and into streams and rivers
• Water found below the Earth's surface
• The solid state of matter for the compound H20

____________ is the chemical formula for water

• O2
• CO2
• H2O2
• H2O

Water vapor is what state of matter?

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas

What is another name of the Water Cycle?

• Mechanic Cycle
• Hydrologic Cycle
• Chemical Cycle
• Carbon Cycle