Concept 1 Quiz

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Describe the distribution of H₂O within the hydrosphere and the movement of H₂O through the hydrologic cycle.

This activity contains 10 questions.

Identify each of the indicated component parts of the hydrologic cycle by selecting the correct response.
(Hydrologic cycle diagram, Copyright © Prentice Hall, Inc.)

The letters A through E appear on an image associated with this question.

This question presents 5 items numbered 1.1 through 1.5. Each item is presented with a pulldown menu containing the letters A through E. For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image.

1.1 source of heat energy	[hint]
1.2 infiltration	[hint]
1.3 precipitation	[hint]
1.4 runoff	[hint]
1.5 evaporation	[hint]

	Since the water cycle is balanced, the average annual precipitation worldwide must equal the quantity of water evaporated.

	True False

Correctly match the following reservoirs with the correct percentage of the hydrosphere.

A matching question presents 4 answer choices and 4 items. The answer choices are lettered A through D. The items are numbered 3.1 through 3.4. Screen readers will read the answer choices first. Then each item will be presented along with a select menu for choosing an answer choice. Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column.

	all other (lakes, rivers, atmosphere, etc.)
	ice/glaciers
	groundwater
	oceans

3.1 97.2%	[hint]
3.2 2.15%	[hint]
3.3 .62%	[hint]
3.4 .03	[hint]

The unending circulation of Earth's water supply is called

hydrospherehydrologic cyclerenewable resourceevaporationsystem

The hydrologic cycle is primarily powered by

the Sunheatpressuregravityall of the above

	Water is constantly moving among the oceans, atmosphere, solid Earth, and the biosphere.

	True False

The absorption and release of water by plants and trees is known as

evaporationinfiltrationevapotranspirationrunoffhydrologic cycle

The amount of worldwide annual precipitation is _________________ the amount of worldwide annual evaporation.

the same asgreater thanless than

When the ground cannot absorb the rainfall, and it does not evaporate, the water flows over the surface into lakes and rivers as

runoffinfiltrationcondensationglaciersgroundwater

	When considering all continental land, evaporation exceeds precipitation.

	True False

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Concept 1 Quiz

Identify each of the indicated component parts of the hydrologic cycle by selecting the correct response. (Hydrologic cycle diagram, Copyright © Prentice Hall, Inc.)

Since the water cycle is balanced, the average annual precipitation worldwide must equal the quantity of water evaporated.