- 1. What part of the water cycle involves plants and trees giving off water to the atmosphere
A) transpiration B) condensation C) precipitation D) evaporation
- 2. Water that is stuck under ground is called
A) condensation B) infiltration C) surface runoff D) ground water
- 3. The process of water soaking into the ground is called
A) evaporation B) infiltration C) ground water D) surface runoff
- 4. Water that moves off the land into a larger body of water like a river, stream, ocean, or lake is known as
A) transpiration B) ground water C) percolation D) surface runoff
- 5. Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are also known as
A) precipitation B) condensation C) evaporation D) transpiration
- 6. When water is heated by the sun it turns from a liquid form to a ______________ form in the process of evaporation
A) solid B) gas C) ice D) liquid
- 7. The process of a cloud forming after water vapor turns back into liquid water is known as
A) evaporation B) condensation C) surface runoff D) transpiration
- 8. The layer of the atmosphere where humans and animals are located is the ...
A) Exosphere B) Troposphere C) Stratosphere D) Mesosphere
- 9. The layer of the atmosphere where meteors burn is the ...
A) Stratosphere B) Thermosphere C) Mesosphere D) Troposphere
- 10. The very top of this layer is the beginning of space...
A) Troposphere B) Exosphere C) Thermosphere D) Mesosphere
- 11. This layer is the coldest layer
A) Thermosphere B) Mesosphere C) Troposphere D) Exosphere
- 12. This layer is the hottest layer, having temperatures in the thousands degrees
A) Exosphere B) Mesosphere C) Troposphere D) Thermosphere
- 13. This layer is where planes and jets fly
A) Mesosphere B) Exosphere C) Thermosphere D) Troposphere
- 14. This layer is where the international space station is found
A) Exosphere B) Stratosphere C) Mesosphere D) Thermosphere
- 15. Satellites are found in this layer(s)
A) Thermosphere B) Mesosphere C) Troposphere D) All layers
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