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Water Cycle Notes

Quiz by Heather Reeve

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  • Q1
    What is the first step in the water cycle?
    Precipitation
    Infiltration
    Evaporation
    Condensation
    30s
  • Q2
    What happens during condensation in the water cycle?
    Gas changes back into a liquid.
    Solid turns into gas
    Gas becomes vapor
    Liquid turns into solid
    30s
  • Q3
    What forms as a result of condensation?
    Ice
    Clouds
    Rivers
    Snow
    30s
  • Q4
    What type of precipitation can fall to Earth?
    Dew
    Fog
    Rain, snow, sleet, or hail
    Mist
    30s
  • Q5
    What is sublimation in the context of the water cycle?
    Vapor condensing into water
    Rain evaporating back into the atmosphere
    Snow and ice turning directly into vapor without melting.
    Liquid water freezing into ice
    30s
  • Q6
    What primarily drives the sublimation process?
    Chemical reactions
    Geothermal energy
    Wind energy
    Solar energy
    30s
  • Q7
    What is accumulation in the water cycle?
    Water gathering in large places like oceans, ice caps, and glaciers.
    Water turning into vapor
    Water evaporating
    Water flowing into rivers
    30s
  • Q8
    What is surface run-off?
    Water seeping into the ground
    Water flowing over the land into rivers, lakes, and oceans.
    Water evaporating into the atmosphere
    Water condensing into clouds
    30s
  • Q9
    What is infiltration in the water cycle?
    Water evaporating into the atmosphere
    Water flowing into rivers
    Water soaking into the ground and moving through rocks into aquifers.
    Water forming clouds
    30s
  • Q10
    How does temperature affect sublimation?
    Higher temperatures increase sublimation
    Lower temperatures increase the likelihood of sublimation.
    Only pressure affects sublimation
    Temperature has no effect
    30s

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