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Water cycle Knowledge-Based Practice

Biology · Ecology · Biology · Energy Flow & Matter Cycling

5 Biology practice questions on Water cycle. Questions that assess core concepts and understanding.

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  1. 1.

    Which process in the water cycle is primarily driven by solar radiation and converts liquid water from aquatic and soil reservoirs directly into atmospheric water vapor?

    • A) Sublimation
    • B) Evaporation
    • C) Precipitation
    • D) Deposition
  2. 2.

    Which hydrologic process is primarily responsible for transporting dissolved minerals and nutrients from terrestrial ecosystems across the landscape into streams, lakes, and oceans?

    • A) Infiltration
    • B) Condensation
    • C) Surface runoff
    • D) Evapotranspiration
  3. 3.

    Which process in the hydrologic cycle is directly responsible for cloud formation as rising water vapor cools and transitions from a gas to a liquid state?

    • A) Sublimation
    • B) Evaporation
    • C) Condensation
    • D) Precipitation
  4. 4.

    Which hydrologic process involves the downward movement of water through soil and permeable rock layers, leading to the replenishment of groundwater reservoirs?

    • A) Surface runoff
    • B) Sublimation
    • C) Percolation
    • D) Condensation
  5. 5.

    Which biological process directly releases water vapor from terrestrial vegetation into the atmosphere as part of the hydrologic cycle?

    • A) Condensation
    • B) Percolation
    • C) Transpiration
    • D) Sublimation

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