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Water Cycle

Quiz by Benjamin McCombs

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25 questions
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  • Q1
    What is an aquifer
    impermeable rock that hold water
    sand and clay that hold water
    underground porous rock that holds water
    30s
  • Q2
    What does impervious mean?
    water can pass through when impermeable
    water can pass through
    water cannot pass through
    30s
  • Q3
    Is steam water vapor?
    no- it is water droplets that you can see
    yes- it is water droplets that you cannot see
    yes- it is water droplets that you can see
    30s
  • Q4
    Where does water movement end in a watershed?
    highest point
    lowest point
    middle point
    30s
  • Q5
    Which surface is impervious?
    gravel
    asphalt
    sand
    30s
  • Q6
    What does it mean if water can percolate?
    It means that it can pass through a substance
    It means that is not an aquifer
    It means that it cannot pass through a substance
    30s
  • Q7
    Why is evaporation a cooling process?
    it gives heat to the surface from which it evaporated
    it creates heat on the surface from which it evaporated
    it takes heat away from the surface from which it evaporated
    30s
  • Q8
    How does evaporation clean water?
    only dirty water evaporates
    only clean water evaporates
    dirt evaporates-leaves water
    30s
  • Q9
    Where does water that infiltrates the ground go?
    into runoff
    an aquifer
    the clouds
    30s
  • Q10
    what powers the water cycle
    gravity
    wind currents
    the sun
    30s
  • Q11
    does water gain or lose energy when it condenses?
    lose
    gain
    regenerates
    30s
  • Q12
    What is needed to form clouds?
    wind
    a speck of dust
    heat
    30s
  • Q13
    What does it mean when the ground is saturated?
    it is empty
    it can hold more water
    it holds all the water that it can hold
    30s
  • Q14
    Why does vegetation help resit runoff?
    It slows water down before it can infiltrate
    It speeds up water before it can infiltrate
    It closes the ground before it can infiltrate
    30s
  • Q15
    How does water change states in the water cycle?
    rain is solid, ice and snow are liquid, vapor is a gas
    rain is gas, ice and snow are solid, vapor is a liquid
    rain is liquid, ice and snow are solid, vapor is a gas
    30s

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