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Water Cycle Review Game
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1) What are the two main driving forces behind the water cycle?
A
The sun and gravity
B
Gravity and air pressure
C
High pressure and the seasons
D
Gravity and Earth's rotation
2) All of the water on and below Earth's surface and in the atmosphere is considered to be the ___.
A
Doppler effect
B
High pressure system
C
Hydrosphere
D
Water cycle
3) Water vapor enters the atmosphere through ______.
A
Precipitation and runoff
B
Infiltration and condensation
C
Evaporation and transpiration
D
Transpiration and precipitation
4) Which of the following best describes the reason for the formation of precipitation?
A
Runoff collects in streams and rivers and gravity pulls it into the atmosphere
B
Colder temperatures in the atmosphere cause water vapor to condense and eventually fall.
C
Infiltration leads to the creation of water pockets under soil that can be tapped for wells.
D
The Earth's rotation causes water vapor to fall from the clouds and as it falls, it collects into rain.
5) The evaporation of water from plants is called _____.
A
Condensation
B
Transpiration (aka Evapotranspiration)
C
Precipitation
D
Runoff
6) What causes water to evaporate in the water cycle?
A
Thermal energy from the Sun
B
Potential energy from the Sun
C
Thermal energy from the ocean
D
Condensation
7) Which describes the process of a liquid changing to a gas at the surface of the liquid?
A
Evaporation
B
Condensation
C
Runoff
D
Transpiration (aka evapotranspiration)
8) Which of the following describes the downward movement of water as it is absorbed into the soil?
A
Transpiration (aka evapotranspiration)
B
hydrosphere
C
Runoff
D
Infiltration
9) Which process leads to the collection of groundwater?
A
infiltration
B
runoff
C
precipitation
D
condensation
10) Which of the following is NOT an example of precipitation?
A
Sleet
B
Hail
C
Water Vapor
D
Snow
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