Water Cycle and Ecosystem Quiz 1.4 AP Notes

What is the main component of everything in the universe?

• Energy

• Atoms

• Molecules

• Compounds

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What happens to energy from the sun as it flows in one direction?

• It turns into matter

• It becomes molecules

• It arrives as radiation and leaves as heat

• It recycles through the ecosystem

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What is the process called when chemicals in an ecosystem recycle through abiotic and biotic factors?

• Energy flow

• Matter recycling

• Condensation

• Transpiration

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Which of the following is considered the largest reservoir of water?

• Rivers

• Lakes

• The ocean

• Groundwater

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What is the term for water traveling over Earth's surface down a watershed?

• Infiltration

• Surface Run-Off

• Transpiration

• Condensation

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What is the term for water entering underground instead of running off?

• Infiltration

• Surface Run-Off

• Transpiration

• Condensation

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What is the process called when water travels through soil/rocks to groundwater reservoirs?

• Evaporation

• Percolation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

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What is the largest aquifer in the US?

• Great Basin Aquifer

• Ogallala Aquifer

• Edwards Aquifer

• Floridan Aquifer

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What is a watershed?

• An area of land that drains all precipitated water to a singular point

• A large body of water surrounded by land

• A type of irrigation system

• A method of water purification

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What is one impact of impermeable concrete on the water cycle?

• Increases groundwater recharge

• Increases run-off and flooding

• Decreases urban heat

• Reduces evaporation

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