Physical Science Module 5
- 1.Evaporation of water from plants is called:
- A.
Respiration
- B.
Transpiration
- C.
Condensation
- D.
Precipitation
- 2.The process by which a gas turns into a liquid is called:
- A.
Respiration
- B.
Transpiration
- C.
Condensation
- D.
Precipitation
- 3.The average time a given particle will stay in a given system is called:
- A.
Residence Time
- B.
Evaporation Time
- C.
Atmospheric Time
- D.
Tea Time
- 4.The process by which water moves downward in the soil, toward the water table is called:
- A.
Transpiration
- B.
Soil Moisture
- C.
Soaking
- D.
Percolation
- 5.The cooling of a gas that happens when the gas expands with no way of getting more energy is called:
- A.
Adiabatic Cooling
- B.
Diabatic Cooling
- C.
Sporatic Cooling
- D.
Expanded Cooling
- 6.Where does the majority of earth's water reside?
- A.
Lakes
- B.
Oceans
- C.
Glaciers
- D.
Icebergs
- 7.What is the largest source of liquid freshwater on the planet?
- A.
Rivers
- B.
Lakes
- C.
Ponds
- D.
Groundwater
- 8.What water source is a molecule of water in once it has gone through transpiration?
- A.
Groundwater
- B.
Soil Moisture
- C.
Atmosphere
- D.
Surface Water
- 9.Water was in the ocean and is now in a cloud. What two hydrologic cycle processes happened in order to make that transfer?
- A.
Precipitation and Surface Runoff
- B.
Transpiration and Condensation
- C.
Groundwater flow and Evaporation
- D.
Evaporation and Condensation
- 10.Where is the residence time longer: in the ocean or in a fast-moving stream?
- A.
Ocean
- B.
Fast-Moving Stream
- 11.If a lake has no means of getting rid of water except evaporation, does it contain saltwater or freshwater?
- A.
Saltwater
- B.
Freshwater
- 12.The oceans show us that the earth can't be billions of years old; because if the earth was more than a few million years old, the oceans would be much saltier.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.An enormous amount of ocean water in the polar region freezes. Does it form an iceberg?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 14.Icebergs are saltwater and come from the ocean.
- A.
True, icebergs form from ocean water.
- B.
False, icebergs form from freshwater and come from glaciers
- 15.What process in the hydrologic cycle is responsible for making glaciers?
- A.
Transpiration
- B.
Precipitation
- C.
Condensation
- D.
Evaporation
- 16.What causes the temperature change that allows for condensation, which makes most clouds?
- A.
Evaporation
- B.
Diabatic Cooling
- C.
Adiabetic Cooling
- D.
Humidity
- 17.If a sample of gas is compressed and nothing else is allowed to change, what will happen to the temperature of the gas?
- A.
The temperature will stay the same.
- B.
The temperature will increase.
- C.
The temperature will decrease.
- 18.If there is a lot more rain than normal in an area over an extensive length of time, what happens to the depth of the water table?
- A.
The depth of the water table will stay the same.
- B.
The depth of the water table will increase.
- C.
The depth of the water table will decrease.
- 19.Groundwater pollution is easy to trace back to its original source.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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