Water Cycle Review
Quiz by Christina Moore
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- Q1Which of these factors causes water to evaporate the fastest?Slow WindsHigh humidityHigh temperaturesSlow Runoff30s
- Q2Which would most likely cause a river to dry up?an increase in pollutiondecrease in evaporationdecrease in precipitationan increase in runoff30s
- Q3What is the main source of energy that causes water to evaporate from the surface of Earth?the Sunlightningwindgravity30s
- Q4Which process in the water cycle returns water from the surface of Earth to the atmosphere?evaporationprecipitationcondensationcollection30s
- Q5Which factor determines whether precipitation will be in the form of rain or snow?humidityair pressuretemperaturewind30s
- Q6How does the Sun help move water from the ocean through the water cycle?by blowing water toward landby increasing the amount of waterby adding particles to the waterby causing surface water to evaporate30s
- Q7Energy from the Sun changes ocean water to a gas. This sentence describes which step in the water cycle?runoffevaporationprecipitationcondensation30s
- Q8Which process is missing from the water cycle diagram? Evaporation > ? > Precipitation > RunoffrunoffpressureabsorptionCondensation30s
- Q9Which is an example of condensation?water being absorbed by plantswater boiling in a potmoisture on a mirror after a hot showersalt being removed from water30s
- Q10What part of the water cycle takes place when water from clouds falls back to Earth?precipitationcondensationevaporationrunoff30s
- Q11The process of water changing from its liquid state to a gas in the water cycle is known as ...condensationrunoffprecipitationevaporation30s
- Q12The water cycle includes which processes?precipitation, perspiration, mitosisfixation, decomposition, respiratiometamorphosis, evaporation, respirationevaporation, condensation, precipitation30s
- Q13When water vapor rises and cools, the liquid water in the air comes together formingwindslighteningcloudstornadoes30s
- Q14Water evaporates mostly fromoceanscloudslandsnow30s
- Q15What is the major role of the Sun in the water cycle?It provides heat for organisms.It causes evaporation.It transmits light.It allows plants to grow.30s