Water Cycle Quiz
10 Questions
| Attempts: 205
Questions and Answers
- 1.
The volume of open spaces in rock or soil
- A.
Permeability
- B.
Porosity
- C.
Percolation
- D.
Precipitation
Correct Answer
B. Porosity -
- 2.
An underground layer of permeable rock or sediment that contains water
- A.
Aquifer
- B.
Watershed
- C.
Groundwater
- D.
Surface Water
Correct Answer
A. Aquifer -
- 3.
Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers
- A.
Surface Water
- B.
Watershed
- C.
Aquifer
- D.
Groundwater
Correct Answer
D. Groundwater -
- 4.
The ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces, or pores.
- A.
Porosity
- B.
Permeability
- C.
Percolation
- D.
Perspiration
Correct Answer
B. Permeability -
- 5.
The downward movement of water through soil and rock due to gravity.
- A.
Percolation
- B.
Porosity
- C.
Permeability
- D.
Sublimation
Correct Answer
A. Percolation -
- 6.
Area of land that drains water from higher land to lower land and into a stream
- A.
Surface Water
- B.
Water table
- C.
Groundwater
- D.
Watershed
Correct Answer
D. Watershed -
- 7.
Undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
- A.
Pollution
- B.
Permeability
- C.
Percolation
- D.
Evaporation
Correct Answer
A. Pollution -
- 8.
Water contained in places such as lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, and reservoirs
- A.
Groundwater
- B.
Watershed
- C.
Surface Water
- D.
Water Table
Correct Answer
C. Surface Water -
- 9.
Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground.
- A.
Aquifer
- B.
Porosity
- C.
Runoff
- D.
Pollution
Correct Answer
C. Runoff -
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