Hydrological Cycle Orion 2024

What is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

• Precipitation

Which process of the hydrological cycle involves water vapour turning into liquid water?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

What is the process when water is falling from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface?

• Downpour

• Condensation

• Droplets

• Precipitation

Which process involves water seeping into the ground and replenishing groundwater?

• Percolation

• Exfiltration

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

When water flows over the land surface, what is this process called?

• runoff

• spillover

• flood

• overflow

How does water return to the atmosphere in the hydrological cycle?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

What is the process for the movement of water through the soil?

• evaporation

• infiltration

• exfiltration

• transpiration

Which process of the hydrological cycle involves water vapour rising into the atmosphere?

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

• Condensation

• Evaporation

How does water enter rivers and lakes in the hydrological cycle?

• From outer space

• Through volcanic eruptions

• By human intervention only

• Through precipitation and subsequent surface runoff or groundwater discharge.

When water is absorbed by plants and released back into the atmosphere, what is this process called?

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation