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The Water Cycle

Quiz by Heidi Bowers

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  • Q1
    A partial concept map for the cyclingof water in the Earth system is provided. Which of the following would be a correct labeling of one of the arrows in the concept map?
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    X - Crystallization
    Z- Evaporation
    W-Precipitation
    Y - Transpiration
    30s
  • Q2
    Humans affect the hyrologic cycle in many ways. Humans harm the water cycle by
    recycling and reusing products so that contaminates do not enter into our rivers and streams.
    reducing the amount of water wasted by long showers
    creating more roads and highways, affecting the amount of groundwater that collects.
    collecting rainfall in barrels to use to water plants and the lawn
    30s
  • Q3
    When developing a model of the cycling of water between the land, ocean, and atmosphere, one must include the forces that propel the water. For the model, these forces would be which of the following?
    Plants, animals, and human activity
    Rivers, streams and tributaries
    The Sun's radiation and gravity
    30s
  • Q4
    Students built a model of the water cycle by putting water in the bottom of a plastic bottle and then shining a lamp on it. What part of the model represents the formation of clouds?
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    Tiny droplets forming at top of bottle
    Lamp shining on bottle
    water sitting in the bottom of bottle
    Drops running down side of bottle
    30s
  • Q5
    Gravity plays a major role in the global movement of water in which of the following processes?
    Water vapor rising into the atmosphere
    Water flowing in rivers and streams
    the expansion of water as it turns into ice
    The shifting of ocean currents as the strike land
    30s
  • Q6
    How are the processes of evaporation and condensation similar? Both evaporation and condensation
    involve water's change in states of matter
    occur when water is heated by energy from the Sun
    are observed only in areas that have high winds
    occurs when water is moved between the ocean and the land
    30s
  • Q7
    Which of the following processes contributes most to the movement of water from land to the atmosphere?
    Crystallization
    Condensation
    Transpiration
    Evaporation
    30s

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