ConcepTest: Hydrologic Cycle #6

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 arrow being considered with the process it represents.

Hydrologic Cycle

Arrow 6 best represents what process?

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

Student Responses:

No data yet. The correct response is d.

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