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Water
Vocabulary Multiple Choice Worksheet Ver. 2
Directions:
Circle the correct definition for each word.
1. A layer of earth or rock that contains water.
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A) aquifer B) well C) evaporation D)
precipitation |
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2. A hole that is dug in the ground to get water, oil, gas, or steam.
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A) well B) erosion C) evaporation D)
flood |
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3. When water fades away or disappears. |
A) drought B) hydrology C) evaporation D)
well |
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4. Sending off moisture in vapor form |
A) transpiration B) hydrology C) desert D)
ice |
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5. The distribution of moisture in the forms of rain, snow, sleet, ice or hail. |
A) xeriscape B) precipitation C) evaporation D)
desert |
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6. To drip through small holes. |
A) evaporation B) ice C) aquifer D)
percolation |
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7. A tremendous flow of water over what is usually dry land. |
A) flood B) precipitation C) desert D)
evaporation |
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8. Water that is made solid by cold water. |
A) ice B) hydrology C) xeriscape D)
precipitation |
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9. The process of compressing air and water that normally results in precipitation. |
A) desert B) aquifer C) ice D)
condensation |
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10. The process or act of defiling. |
A) drought B) transpiration C) erosion D)
pollution |
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11. A method for landscaping that occurs in arid areas.
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A) well B) transpiration C) xeriscape D)
ice |
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12. The gradual process of being eroded by natural forces. |
A) percolation B) erosion C) flood D)
desert |
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13. A prolonged period of time without rainfall. |
A) evaporation B) drought C) xeriscape D)
aquifer |
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14. The science that pertains to water in terms of its properties, laws, and how it's distributed. |
A) pollution B) transpiration C) condensation D)
hydrology |
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15. A region that has little or no rainfall that is usually sandy and without trees. |
A) evaporation B) transpiration C)
precipitation D) desert |
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