The Water Cycle

The sum total of all water on Earth & in its atmosphere is called the ___________.

• Atmosphere

• Liquidsphere

• Hydrosphere

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What effect does the sun have on surface water?

• It causes it to boil

• It causes it to rain

• It causes it to evaporate

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Which reservoir in the water cycle contains the most water?

• The ice caps

• The oceans

• Groundwater

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Which of the following options depicts precipitation?

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Rivers, oceans and lakes are considered as ________________.

• Runoff

• Surface Water

• Groundwater

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What is it called when rainwater contributes to the flow of rivers & streams?

• Transformation

• Runoff

• Irrigation

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Which of the following describes condensation?

• Water becoming ice in a freezer

• Liquid water being heated until it turns into steam.

• Steam from a teapot turning into liquid water.

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Which of the following is the process in which water soaks into the ground?

• Runoff

• Infiltration

• Evaporation

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Water perpetually cycles from the Earth to the atmosphere & back. In the previous sentence, what does "perpetually" mean?

• Constantly

• Rarely

• Occasionally

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Oceans, the atmosphere, & groundwater are all _______ in the water cycle.

• Nodes

• Sinks

• Reservoirs

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