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What percentage of water on Earth is found in oceans?
What percentage of water on Earth is found in oceans?
- 28%
- 97%
- 3%
- 72% (correct)
Which form does cryospheric water primarily exist in?
Which form does cryospheric water primarily exist in?
- Liquid form in rivers
- Solid form as ice (correct)
- Gaseous form in atmosphere
- Biological form in plants
What process leads to precipitation (rain)?
What process leads to precipitation (rain)?
- Evaporation
- Condensation (correct)
- Transpiration
- Infiltration
Which factor does NOT affect changes in water store magnitude?
Which factor does NOT affect changes in water store magnitude?
What system involves an area drained by a river and various processes?
What system involves an area drained by a river and various processes?
Which water store constitutes 3% of Earth's water?
Which water store constitutes 3% of Earth's water?
What drives the process of evaporation?
What drives the process of evaporation?
What percentage of Earth's surface is covered by oceanic water?
What percentage of Earth's surface is covered by oceanic water?
Which of the following is a form of cryospheric water?
Which of the following is a form of cryospheric water?
What is the primary state of atmospheric water that acts as a greenhouse gas?
What is the primary state of atmospheric water that acts as a greenhouse gas?
Which factor influences the process of condensation in the hydrological cycle?
Which factor influences the process of condensation in the hydrological cycle?
What process involves water collected by vegetation in a drainage basin system?
What process involves water collected by vegetation in a drainage basin system?
Which of the following is NOT a process in a drainage basin system?
Which of the following is NOT a process in a drainage basin system?
What marks the boundary of a drainage basin in the hydrological cycle system?
What marks the boundary of a drainage basin in the hydrological cycle system?
Which type of water store includes rivers and lakes?
Which type of water store includes rivers and lakes?
What is the primary state of oceanic water on Earth?
What is the primary state of oceanic water on Earth?
Which component of the hydrosphere is primarily salty?
Which component of the hydrosphere is primarily salty?
What process involves the conversion of liquid water to gas?
What process involves the conversion of liquid water to gas?
Which type of water store includes ice caps and glaciers?
Which type of water store includes ice caps and glaciers?
What is a key component of the atmosphere that acts as a greenhouse gas?
What is a key component of the atmosphere that acts as a greenhouse gas?
Which process involves water moving through plant stems and leaves in a drainage basin system?
Which process involves water moving through plant stems and leaves in a drainage basin system?
What is an area drained by a river and its tributaries called?
What is an area drained by a river and its tributaries called?
What is the process of liquid water moving down plant stems and leaves towards the ground called?
What is the process of liquid water moving down plant stems and leaves towards the ground called?
Which type of water store includes groundwater and soil water?
Which type of water store includes groundwater and soil water?
What is the primary state of atmospheric water when it acts as a greenhouse gas?
What is the primary state of atmospheric water when it acts as a greenhouse gas?
What type of water store involves water stored in solid forms like sea ice and glaciers?
What type of water store involves water stored in solid forms like sea ice and glaciers?
What process involves the movement of liquid water down plant stems and leaves towards the ground in a drainage basin system?
What process involves the movement of liquid water down plant stems and leaves towards the ground in a drainage basin system?
Which factor affects the process of evaporation in the change of water stores?
Which factor affects the process of evaporation in the change of water stores?
Which component in the hydrosphere mainly exists in solid, liquid, and gas states within the atmosphere?
Which component in the hydrosphere mainly exists in solid, liquid, and gas states within the atmosphere?
What is a key characteristic of oceanic water in terms of its composition?
What is a key characteristic of oceanic water in terms of its composition?
What is a key process in a drainage basin system that involves the collection of water by vegetation?
What is a key process in a drainage basin system that involves the collection of water by vegetation?
What process involves water moving through plant stems and leaves towards the ground in a drainage basin system?
What process involves water moving through plant stems and leaves towards the ground in a drainage basin system?
What is the key characteristic of oceanic water in terms of its composition?
What is the key characteristic of oceanic water in terms of its composition?
What process in a drainage basin system involves water moving horizontally through the soil layers?
What process in a drainage basin system involves water moving horizontally through the soil layers?
In the hydrological cycle, what marks the boundary of a drainage basin?
In the hydrological cycle, what marks the boundary of a drainage basin?
