Water Cycle

Which of Earth's spheres includes all of the water on or near Earth's surface?

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

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How do the industrial, agricultural, and residential activities of humans most likely affect the groundwater in an area?

• The activities prevent most of the water from evaporating into the atmosphere.

• Pollutants from the activities percolate through the soil and enter the water table.

• The activities replace the groundwater used.

• All of the above

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During a portion of the water cycle, water falls to Earth’s surface as precipitation. Some of this water runs off into channels and keeps moving until it ends up in the ocean.

Which BEST describes the water in the channels?

• lake

• river

• aquifer

• wetland

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Which best describes the role of the water cycle?

• circulates existing water on Earth

• reduces pollution in most of the water

• increases usable supply of Earth’s water

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How does transpiration contribute to the water cycle?

• It increases the amount of water in the soil.

• It decreases the amount of water in the atmosphere.

• It releases water vapor into the atmosphere from plants.

• It converts water vapor directly into ice crystals.

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What is runoff?

• the excess water that isn't absorbed into the ground after it rains

• the vapor that is created when the sun's heat warms the Earth's surface

• water that is absorbed into the ground and collects in rocks and soil

• water droplets that combine to form clouds
  

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Which BEST describes how the total amount of water present in the hydrosphere varies over time?

• The total amount of water in the hydrosphere decreases over time due to the process of evaporation.

• The total amount of water in the hydrosphere remains the same over time, but changes form due to the water cycle.

• The total amount of water in the hydrosphere increases over time due to the process of precipitation.

• The total amount of water in the hydrosphere both decreases and increases over time due to competing processes such as evaporation and precipitation.

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What is all the water that runs off the surface of the land and washes into rivers, streams, and other waterways called?

• Runoff

• Storm Drain

• Surface Water

• Tributary

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Which process of the water cycle is similar to water droplets forming on grass early in the morning?

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

• runoff

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What is another name for the water cycle?

• high quality H2O

• watershed

• hydrosphere

• hydrologic cycle

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