Hydrology Review

From smallest to largest, the amounts of water on Earth are:

• salt water, solid fresh water, liquid fresh water

• liquid fresh water, solid fresh water, salt water

• ground water, salt water, solid fresh water

• salt water, liquid fresh water, ground water

Where is most of Earth's Freshwater found?

• Ice Caps at the North and South Poles

• Aquifers

• Rivers and Lakes

• The Ocean

Where is most of Earth's drinkable water located?

• Ice caps and Glaciers

• Groundwater

• The ocean

• Lakes

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What percentage of Earth's total water supply is available for human use?

• 70%

• 20%

• 3%

• Less than 1%

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What is the continuous process by which water moves through the living and nonliving parts of the environment

• Rock Cycle

• Evaporation

• Water Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

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Rain, hail, sleet, and snow are all examples of what?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Sublimation

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What is it called when plants release water vapor into the air?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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Where does the water cycle begin?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• There is no beginning or end because it is a continuous cycle

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Where does most evaporation occur?

• Lakes and rivers

• Aquifers

• Geysers

• The Oceans

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Which of the following are processes in the water cycle? (choose all that apply)

• accumulation

• cementation

• infiltration

• oxidation

• transpiration

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