The Water Cycle Quiz 2

Test your knowledge about the water cycle with this self-scored quiz.

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* 1. What happens to precipitation after it falls to Earth?

Flows over the land

Seeps into the ground

Evaporates into the air

All of the above

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* 2. The sun heating the water on Earth’s surface causes what?

Evaporation

Condensation

Precipitation

Percolation

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* 3. What state of matter is a waterdrop when it evaporates?

Solid

Liquid

Gas

Mineral

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* 4. What supplies the energy for the water cycle to occur?

The power company

The atmosphere

The sun

The moon

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* 5. Water in lakes can do many things. Which of the following is the most likely for the water in lakes to do?

Soak into the ground

Be pumped onto lawns

Used by plants

Evaporate into the atmosphere

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* 6. How does groundwater get back to Earth’s surface?

It flows into a river or lake.

It comes out a spring.

It is pumped and used.

All of the above

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* 7. In the same way humans sweat, plants transpire. What is transpiration?

The process by which plants wilt if exposed to the hot sun for too long

The process by which plants give off vapor through the pores in their leaves

The process by which plants get water from the soil or ground through their roots

The process by which plants grow taller

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* 8. On a hot day, condensation will appear on the outside of a cool glass. What causes the condensation?

Warm air coming in contact with the cool surface of the glass

The cool surface of the glass mixing with ice cubes

The sun heating up the liquid in the glass

Surface winds blowing over the glass

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* 9. What is the name of the aquifer from which most Floridians get their drinking water?

Biscayne aquifer

Sand and gravel aquifer

Floridan aquifer

Surficial aquifer

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* 10. Which of the following is NOT an example of surface water?

Oceans

Rivers

Aquifers

Lakes