Ms. Bermudez Unit 11 Quiz Water Cycle & Ocean Currents E.S.S

When deforestation occurs in an area, what immediate effect does this have on the water cycle?

More runoff water is created, and less is returned to the atmosphere.

As shown on the map, Norway and Southern Greenland are on the same latitude (60° N). Why is Norway warmer than Southern Greenland in winter?

Ocean currents carry heat toward Norway, but not toward Greenland.

What comes after precipitation during the water cycle?

infiltration

Under drought conditions, predict a likely change in the water cycle.

less groundwater accumulates

Without heat from the Sun, the water cycle would

not work

During the water cycle, the sun's energy evaporates water from the surface of Earth. This water is the source of

precipitation

In this diagram of the water cycle, what process is represented by letter A?

precipitation

In this diagram of the water cycle, clouds form in the air due to what process?

condensation

The Sun is the source of _____________ that warms the tropical waters to fuel _______________ in the Atlantic ocean.

energy, hurricanes

When the sun heats up the surface of a puddle of water, the water

evaporates.

When humans remove vegetation from an area, the water cycle is MOST directly affected in which way?

evaporation in the area will decrease

Which sequence lists the water cycle in order?

evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff/storage