Water Cycle Quiz

Describe the change in phase and temperature as water moves from the oceans to the atmosphere and then returns to Earth again as rain.

• evaporation : temperature increases; condensation temperature decreases; precipitation (rain) : temperature decreases

• evaporation : temperature increases; condensation temperature decreases; precipitation (rain) : temperature increases

• evaporation : temperature decreases; condensation : temperature decreases; precipitation (rain) : temperature decreases

• evaporation : temperature increases; condensation temperature increases; precipitation (rain) : temperature decreases

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Consider the diagram of the water cycle. Assume that deforestation has taken place. Explain how this affects the movement of water through this model?

• A. Runoff will decrease.

• B. Sea level will increase.

• C. Condensation will increase.

• D. Transpiration will decrease.

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Describe the role of temperature change in cloud formation.

• A. As water on Earth cools down, it condenses in the air and forms clouds.

• B. As water on Earth cools down, it evaporates into the atmosphere and forms clouds.

• C. Water on Earth heats up and evaporates into the atmosphere, then cools and condenses to form clouds.

• D. Water on Earth heats up and evaporates into the atmosphere. Water vapor continues to heat up forms clouds.

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Consider the diagram of the water cycle. Assume we have a very cold winter with lots of snow. The mountain top is piled high with snow. Then it is spring. How will this impact the water cycle model?

• A. Runoff will decrease.

• B. Ground water will increase.

• C. Precipitation will increase.

• D. Transpiration will decrease.

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The Great Salt Lake in Utah has a saline content that can be up to ten times greater than the ocean. It is fed by three freshwater tributaries. What causes it to have such a high concentration of salt?

• A. Salt water from the Pacific Ocean flows back into the lake, where it becomes more concentrated.

• B. The ground underlying the Great Lake is composed mostly of salt, which is leached into the lake.

• C. The tributaries carry small amounts of salt into the lake that becomes concentrated when water evaporates.

• D. Plants the refine salt on the shores of the lake deposit waste that causes it to have a high salt concentration.

The chart illustrates the distribution of Earth's Water. Which statement below is supported by the chart?

• A. Most ground water is fresh water.

• B. 2% of the Earth's fresh water flows in rivers.

• C. 87% of the fresh water on Earth is found in lakes.

• D. About 2/3 of the fresh water on Earth is frozen.

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The oceans cover about 70 percent of the Earth's surface. Ocean water contains salts and we say that ocean water has a certain salinity. You are very familiar with the a salt: NaCL, but there are other salts in the oceans. Scientists estimate that if the oceans could be removed and spread evenly over the Earth's land surface it would form a layer more than 500 feet thick, about the height of a 40-story office building (NOAA). Scientists also believe that the amount of salt in the Earth's oceans remains pretty constant. Salt water-freshwater. Where did the salt in the oceans come from?

Salts dissolve in water. Look at the image of the water cycle. Hypothesize as to the original source of the salts in the oceans on Earth.

• A. Water collecting on Earth chemically erodes the continental crust.

• B. Elements found within the Earth, dissolved in water, enter the water cycle, and return to the oceans.

• C. Elements in the atmosphere fall back to Earth when combined with water in some form of precipitation.

• D. Evaporation leaves behind salts that eventually combine with the water that covers the oceanic plates.

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A student is proposing a model for the hydrologic/water cycle. The teacher asks that the student refine the model in order to more accurately reflects the amount of water in each of the types of reservoirs. Which revisions should be made in order to move accurately reflects the amount of water in each reservoir? Select three that apply?

• A. More water should be shown as frozen ice.

• B. More water should be represented as groundwater.

• C. The majority of the water should be shown in the ocean.

• D. The majority of the water should be shown in the atmosphere.

• E. The majority of the water should be shown in lakes and rivers.

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The image is a model showing the processes of the water cycle. Water uptake to the atmosphere occurs through the processes of evaporation and transpiration from plants where it condenses to form clouds. Clouds release the water through precipitation. During an extreme rainy season, what can we expect to happen to the surface ground water stored in ponds and lakes?

• A. Animals drink more water, so water levels decrease.

• B. Water levels will increase because there is more precipitation.

• C. Water levels will increase because there is more evaporation and transpiration.

• D. Water levels will decrease because there is more evaporation and transpiration.

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Clouds begin to form in the atmosphere when ___________ causes ______________ of the water on Earth.

• A. The sun; evaporation

• B. Altitude; condensation

• C. A temperature drop; evaporation

• D. The prevailing wind; convection currents

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