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Topic 4: Water (part 1)

10 review questions with answers for Topic 4: Water (part 1), marked SL. Read them here, or play the set as a class game on the projector. Free to host, and students join with a code.

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The global system of water stores (oceans, ice, groundwater, atmosphere) connected by flows?

  • Hydrological cycleRight answer
  • Water security
  • Evapotranspiration
  • Water scarcity
From Topic 4: Water (part 1), 10 questions.

All 10 questions and answers

  1. The global system of water stores (oceans, ice, groundwater, atmosphere) connected by flows?

    Answer: Hydrological cycle

  2. Water entering the soil from the surface?

    Answer: Infiltration

  3. Downward movement of water through soil layers?

    Answer: Percolation

  4. Combined water loss from soil evaporation and plant transpiration?

    Answer: Evapotranspiration

  5. Direct transformation of ice/snow to water vapour without passing through liquid phase?

    Answer: Sublimation

  6. Wind-driven movement of water vapour or clouds horizontally through the atmosphere?

    Answer: Advection

  7. Underground layer of permeable rock or sediment that stores groundwater, which can be extracted through wells?

    Answer: Aquifer

  8. Having reliable access to sufficient safe drinking water?

    Answer: Water security

  9. Limited availability of water due to actual physical shortage or lack of infrastructure?

    Answer: Water scarcity

  10. Removal of salt from seawater to produce freshwater (e.g. by reverse osmosis)?

    Answer: Desalination

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