Question

1. what process contributes to the formation of groundwater?
2. name two ways in which water is converted to vapor.
3. how does water return to the oceans from the land?
4. rain, sleet and snow are examples of what?
5. which of the processes associated with the water cycle might be responsible for helping to clean or filter the water?

Explanation:

1. Infiltration is the process by which surface - water seeps into the ground to form groundwater.
2. Evaporation is the conversion of liquid water to vapor from the surface of water bodies, and transpiration is the release of water vapor from plants.
3. Water returns to the oceans from the land through surface runoff, where water flows over the land surface into rivers, streams, and eventually to the ocean.
4. Rain, sleet, and snow are forms of precipitation, which is water falling from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface.
5. Infiltration can help clean or filter water as it passes through layers of soil and rock, trapping impurities.

Answer:

1. Infiltration
2. Evaporation, Transpiration
3. Surface runoff
4. Precipitation
5. Infiltration