ConcepTest: Hydrologic Cycle

ConcepTest questions by David McConnell, David Steer , Walter Borowski, Jeffrey Dick, Annabelle Foos, Jeffrey Knott, Alvin Konigsberg, Michelle Malone, Heidi McGrew, Kathie Owens, and Stephen Van Horn
This material was originally created for Starting Point:Introductory Geology
and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.

Question:

The following diagram illustrates the Hydrologic Cycle. Match the letters below to the arrow on the diagram (note: some letters may be used for more than one arrow).

Hydrologic Cycle
Which process best represents Arrow 1?

a. evaporation
b. precipitation
c. transpiration
d. infiltration/percolation
e. run-off

Student Responses:

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