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