Week 2: Basic Water Cycle Quiz
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Where does the energy for the water cycle come from?
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A) Moon
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B) Fossil fuel
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C) Sun
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D) Electricity
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PAPER CODE: G. S-1011Instructions: There is a total of 14 questions in this paper. The entire paper is divided into two sections, A and B. All sections are compulsory. Questions in each section are of different types. Section – A contains a total of 10 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ). Each MCQ type question has four choices out of which only one choice is the correct answer. Section – B contains a total of 4 Structured and short assay questions.
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In what form can we see water in the atmosphere?
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A) Lakes
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B) Rivers
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C) Oceans
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D) Clouds
Correct Answer
A. D) Clouds -
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When water turns to vapor and rises into the atmosphere its called……………………….?
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A) Evaporation
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B) Transpiration
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C) Sublimation
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D) Precipitation
Correct Answer
A. A) Evaporation -
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95% of the earth’s water is stored in its:
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A) Rivers
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B) Oceans
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C) Glaciers
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D) Underground aquifers
Correct Answer
A. B) Oceans -
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When water vapor cools into a liquid it’s called:
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A) Condensation
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B) Transpiration
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C) Sublimation
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D) Precipitation
Correct Answer
A. A) Condensation -
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When water droplets get large enough to fall from the cloud it’s called:
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A) Condensation
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B) Transpiration
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C) Sublimation
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D) Precipitation
Correct Answer
A. D) Precipitation -
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The water cycle is…………………………………………………….?
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A) The continuous movement of water
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B) How water goes through a house
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C) The stuff in water
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D) All the above
Correct Answer
A. A) The continuous movement of water -
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Fresh water running underground are called:
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A) Rivers
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B) Streams
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C) Creeks
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D) Aquifers
Correct Answer
A. D) Aquifers -
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Water entering the ground through…………………………
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A) Condensation
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B) Transpiration
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C) Infiltration
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D) Groundwater discharge
Correct Answer
A. C) Infiltration -
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Which of the following is NOT a way that water moves from the land to the atmosphere?
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A) Evaporation
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B) Precipitation
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C) Sublimation
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D) Transpiration
Correct Answer
A. B) Precipitation -
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What is water cycle?
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How is water essential to living things
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Differentiate between infiltration and runoff?
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Describe the main stages of the water cycle?
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