The Water Cycle Mastery Quiz

Most of the water found in Earth's water cycle is found in the

• Atmosphere

• Ground Water

• Ocean

• Glaciers

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Which processes in the water cycle require the water to release energy in order for it change states?

• 
  transpiration

• condensation and freezing

• precipitation, infiltration, and runoff

• evaporation, melting, and sublimation

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How could increasing temperatures of the oceans impact the water cycle?

• Decreased evaporation from the ocean could lead to less precipitation in some areas.

• Increased evaporation from the ocean could lead to more precipitation in some areas.

• Increased transpiration from the ocean could lead to more precipitation in some areas.

• Decreased condensation from the ocean could lead to less precipitation in some areas.

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What can you infer from the fact that there is the same amount of water on the planet now as there was one million years ago?

• The total amount of water on the earth changes slowly over time

• There will probably be the same amount of water on the earth a million years from now

• There have been many changes in the water cycle of the past million years

• There will be much less water on the earth 1 million years from now

If 100g of liquid water evaporates into the atmosphere, what will the mass of the water vapor be?

• 100g

• Less than 100g because gas is less dense than liquid

• More than 100g because gas is more dense than liquid

• We can't determine the mass of the water in its gas for without trapping it in a container and putting it on a balance.

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Which process involves adding thermal energy to water?

• Freezing

• Condensing

• Deposition

• boiling

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Where does the energy that drives the water cycle originate from?

• The Ocean

• The Sun

• The Sky

• Thermal Vents

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When thermal energy leaves water during the condensation or freezing processes, where does it go?

• It radiates into the surrounding environment.

• It is given off as light energy.

• It remains in the water as potential energy.

• It is destroyed.

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