Understanding the Hydrologic Cycle

What is the hydrologic cycle?

• A cycle of plant growth

• A cycle of water movement through evaporation, cloud formation, and precipitation

• A cycle of animal migration

• A cycle of rock formation

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What role does the sun play in the hydrologic cycle?

• It cools the water

• It provides energy for evaporation

• It freezes the water

• It absorbs the water

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What happens to water vapor in the sky?

• It turns into ice

• It forms clouds

• It disappears

• It becomes soil

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What is surface runoff?

• Water moving from low areas to high areas

• Water moving from high areas to low areas

• Water evaporating into the air

• Water freezing on the ground

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What is the process called when water from the earth's soil, plants, and water bodies turns into water vapor?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Runoff

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What happens during condensation in the hydrologic cycle?

• Water turns into vapor

• Clouds release rain

• Water vapor forms clouds

• Water flows into rivers

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What is precipitation in the hydrologic cycle?

• Water turning into vapor

• Water falling as rain, hail, sleet, or snow

• Water forming clouds

• Water flowing into lakes

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What is runoff in the hydrologic cycle?

• Water turning into vapor

• Water forming clouds

• Water falling as rain

• Water flowing along the surface into lakes and rivers

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What is the process called when water soaks into the soil and becomes groundwater?

• Evaporation

• Recharge

• Precipitation

• Condensation

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What is the movement of water underground through spaces and cracks in the soil called?

• Surface runoff

• Groundwater flow

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

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