Precipitation falls because of _________.
A. gravity
B. the water cycle
C. the hydrosphere
D. conservation of energy
What allows water droplets to stay aloft when they are small?
A.Earth’s gravity
B.updrafts of air
C.the sun’s gravity
D.Earth’s rotation
. When water flows over the land into a lake, river, or ocean, this process is called __________.
A.runoff
B.infiltration
C.precipitation
D.downhill flow
Surface water can seep into the soil in a process called __________ where it becomes ___________. Text to speech
A.runoff; porewater
B.infiltration; groundwater
C.precipitation; aquifer water
D.condensation; non-surface water
When rocks formations have connected ________ that allow groundwater to flow through it, the formation and its groundwater are called a(n) ____________.
A.pores; aquifer
B.spaces; aqueduct
C.layers; reservoir
D.stomata; groundwater
During the water cycle, water is never in the _________ form.
A.gaseous
B.liquid
C.solid
D.None; water is present in all form