Water Cycle
What process in the water cycle involves water turning into vapor due to heat?
C) Evaporation
What causes ocean waves?
B) Wind blowing across the surface of the water
What is the term for the process of water moving from the surface of the Earth to the atmosphere?
B) Evaporation
Which of the following is the primary source of freshwater for most regions?
B) Rivers and lakes
Which part of the water cycle is responsible for the formation of clouds?
B) Condensation
What is the term for the highest point of a wave?
B) Crest
What is the term for the underground layer of water-bearing rock or sediment?
A) Aquifer
What is a "floodplain"?
B) The land area that is occasionally covered by water due to river overflow
What do we call the movement of water through plants into the atmosphere?
C) Transpiration
Which of the following is NOT a type of ocean current?
D) Continental Current
What is the term for water that falls to the Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail?
A) Precipitation
What does the term "hydrological cycle" refer to?
B) The movement of water through the Earth's systems, including oceans, atmosphere, and land
What is it called when water soaks into the ground and replenishes groundwater?
A) Infiltration
What causes tides on Earth?
B) The gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon
What is the term for the area of land that drains all the water to a common outlet, like a river or lake?
B) Watershed
Which type of precipitation is formed when water vapor freezes before reaching the ground?
C) Sleet
What is the term for the process where water falls from clouds to the Earth’s surface?
C) Precipitation
What is the term for the daily rise and fall of sea levels caused by tides?
C) Tidal Cycle
What is the term for the movement of water from the ground surface to underground reservoirs?
D) Infiltration
What is the term for the downward movement of water through the soil and into underground reservoirs?
C) Percolation