What Is the Water Cycle? Focabulary
Quiz by Jesus Gonzalez-Carlos
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- Q1
Most of Earth’s available freshwater is ________.
in the ocean
in lakes and rivers
in the clouds in the sky
in glaciers or underground
30s - Q2
Which of these shows the order of events in the water cycle?
Evaporation, precipitation, condensation
Condensation, evaporation, precipitation
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation
Precipitation, condensation, evaporation
30s - Q3
When you boil a pot of water, the water turns to steam and rises in the air. This is an example of ________.
absorption
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
30s - Q4
Which of the following statements is NOT true about runoff?
Runoff can bring chemicals and nutrients from the land into lakes and streams.
Runoff is all the water in lakes and streams that isn’t evaporated by the sun.
Runoff is water from precipitation that isn’t absorbed into the ground.
Runoff flows across the surface of the land rather than underground.
30s - Q5
Which of the following is not a method ancient Egyptians used for cleaning water?
Dipping a piece of hot iron into it
Heating it in the sun
Filtering it through a faucet
Boiling it over a fire
30s