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ENVS 111

Ch. 17 Practice Quiz

1)The main events in the hydrologic cycle include

2. The temperature at which gaseous water condenses to form liquid water is called
3. Evaporation is greatest at
4. Approximately              percent of earth’s water is freshwater
5. According to the United Nations, by 2025, 2/3 of the world’s population will be living in draught-stressed conditions.
6. The dip in the water table below wells is called the
7. Worldwide per capita use of water has
8. The largest single use of water for industrial purposes is for
9. Obtaining usable freshwater by processing seawater is
10. Aquifers are porous underground geological formations form which water can be extracted
11. Groundwater recharge in most areas of the U.S. is just barely keeping up with the rate of water withdrawal.

12. Transpiration
13. Rain shadows
14. Wetlands are important for the infiltration of water into aquifers