Exam Revision Multiple Choice –Advanced Water Cycle Answers

Which of these are not Transpiration?

• D) Water that recedes from the headlands

Which of these do not relate to the water table?

• C) The way that water will spread across an area

Condensation is…

• D) The change of the physical state of matter from gaseous phase into liquid phase

Run off…

• C) Is water that hits the ground but does not stay there

Groundwater is…

• D) Water that hits the ground and is absorbed

A bore is…

• A) A well or hole used to get water

Surface water is….

• B) Water that lands on water, on the surface of water

What does precipitation come down as?

• C) Snow and rain

What is the water cycle?

• D) The way that nature cleans and circulates water

Artesian Water is….

• D) Water held under ground by non-porous rocks at high pressure

In the water cycle what comes first?

• C) Evaporation

When water hits the ground it either becomes…

• D) Groundwater, surface water or run-off

Which of these are not precipitation?

• B) A drought day, where rainfall is very minimal

How many sequences are there in the hydrological cycle?

D) 6

A never ending movement of water from sea sky to land is called?

• C) Water cycle

What does the water molecules form into?

• A) Clouds

After precipitation where does the water go?

• D) All of the above

Water droplets become bigger and form into rain or snow, what is this

• A) Precipitation

Evaporation is….

• C) Water rising as vapour

The role of plants in the hydrological cycle is…

• B) Reasonably important, they purify water and help to regulate the cycle

Which of these have the most negative affect on the water cycle?

• C) Pollution