The Water Cycle and Water Bodies Quiz

What process in the water cycle describes the change of water from a liquid to a gas?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

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Which process is responsible for forming clouds in the water cycle?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

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Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of:

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Collection

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What is the term for water stored underground in soil or rock?

• Aquifer

• Groundwater

• Watershed

• Reservoir

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An aquifer is best described as:

• A body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater.

• A large body of saltwater.

• A small stream or river that flows into a larger one.

• A man-made body of water used for storage.

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What is the term for the area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place?

• Watershed

• Aquifer

• Estuary

• Wetland

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Which of the following is the largest source of freshwater on Earth?

• Rivers

• Lakes

• Glaciers and ice caps

• Groundwater

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Which percentage is the best estimate of the Earth's water that is saltwater?

• 97%

• 3%

• 70%

• 30%

A long period with very little rainfall, leading to a shortage of water, is known as:

• Flood

• Drought

• Tsunami

• Cyclone

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What is the name of our watershed?

• Highland

• Timber Creek

• Triton