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Trees release water vapor from the holes in their leaves.
a) transpiration
b) evaporation
c) perspiration
d) condensation

When it is raining, water is returning to Earth during a water cycle stage called...
a) precipitation
b) perspiration
c) infiltration
d) sublimation

Which one is part of our hydrosphere?
a) ocean
b) mantle
c) outer core
d) inner core

Water can move from the hydrosphere to the _______ through the process of evaporation.
a) atmosphere
b) biosphere
c) lithosphere
d) geosphere

What is a divide?
a) the high ground separating two drainage basins.
b) a man-made fence that is built at the top of a drainage basin.
c) a line halfway down the slope of a drainage basin.
d) the low ground where two drainage basins meet.

Which of the following is a way in which groundwater becomes surface water?
a) wells or springs
b) infiltration
c) evaporation
d) runoff

Farmers often must add fertilizer to soil that is deficient in nutrients. Which statement best describes an effect that this might have?
a) The fertilizer could runoff and pollute nearby water sources.
b) The fertilizer could cause crops to release pollution into the air.
c) The fertilizer could make the soil too fertile to grow crops.
d) The fertilizer could kill useful insects.

Which of the following describes all of the types of water found in the hydrosphere?
a) all of the water on the Earth
b) all of the fresh water on the Earth
c) all frozen water on the Earth
d) all of the water found on the surface of the continents

In which of the Earth systems can water be found in a liquid, solid, and a gas?
a) hydrosphere
b) atmosphere
c) biosphere
d) all of these plus the lithosphere

The area of land where water is drained downhill into a body of water is known as a drainage basin, or _______.
a) water shed
b) water table
c) delta
d) aquifer

How could a scientist best investigate whether a certain pesticide that is harmful to fish is being carried into the water supply?
a) Test samples of water in rivers and lakes near farms that use the pesticide.
b) Count the number of fish that have died near farms that use the pesticide.
c) Test samples of the rain water that falls at a farm that uses the pesticide.
d) Take a survey to find out whether people think that their water is safe.

Which of the following cycles tracks the movement of water in the hydrosphere?
a) the hydrologic cycle
b) the hydrogen cycle
c) the rock cycle
d) the nitrogen cycle

Which component of the Earth includes the water above, on, or in the Earth's crust?
a) hydrosphere
b) biosphere
c) lithosphere
d) atmosphere

________ describes the process of water turning into water vapor.
a) evaporation
b) infiltration
c) precipitation
d) precipitation

Which of the following stages of the water cycle is most likely to be occurring on a clear, sunny, hot day?
a) evaporation
b) condensation
c) surface runoff
d) precipitation

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