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What is the term for the total amount of water that evaporates from a watershed?
What is the term for the total amount of water that evaporates from a watershed?
Which of the following is a form of precipitation?
Which of the following is a form of precipitation?
What process describes liquid water turning into water vapor?
What process describes liquid water turning into water vapor?
Which part of precipitation does not reach the soil surface?
Which part of precipitation does not reach the soil surface?
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From where does water evaporate in a watershed?
From where does water evaporate in a watershed?
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Which part of rainfall is intercepted by plant foliage?
Which part of rainfall is intercepted by plant foliage?
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What physical process involves the movement of water through the boundary where the atmosphere interfaces with the soil?
What physical process involves the movement of water through the boundary where the atmosphere interfaces with the soil?
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Where does water transfer primarily occur in relation to soil characteristics?
Where does water transfer primarily occur in relation to soil characteristics?
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What is the term for water that exists in the zone of aeration where air is present?
What is the term for water that exists in the zone of aeration where air is present?
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What is the primary moving force behind groundwater according to the text?
What is the primary moving force behind groundwater according to the text?
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Where does storage occur as underground storage according to the passage?
Where does storage occur as underground storage according to the passage?
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What determines the type of storage that occurs on the land surface and underground?
What determines the type of storage that occurs on the land surface and underground?
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What determines the fate of water that infiltrates into the soil?
What determines the fate of water that infiltrates into the soil?
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What is the driving force behind the cycling of water on Earth?
What is the driving force behind the cycling of water on Earth?
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Where does infiltrated water flow when it exceeds the soil's water holding capacity?
Where does infiltrated water flow when it exceeds the soil's water holding capacity?
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Which component plays a critical role in determining the fate of infiltrated water in the hydrologic cycle?
Which component plays a critical role in determining the fate of infiltrated water in the hydrologic cycle?
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Why is it said that water on Earth is neither lost nor gained over time?
Why is it said that water on Earth is neither lost nor gained over time?
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What factor is responsible for maintaining a constant supply of water on Earth?
What factor is responsible for maintaining a constant supply of water on Earth?
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What are the three forms in which water exists in the atmosphere?
What are the three forms in which water exists in the atmosphere?
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What is the additional source of warmth at Earth's surface mentioned in the text?
What is the additional source of warmth at Earth's surface mentioned in the text?
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Why is a warming Earth expected to have a more humid atmosphere?
Why is a warming Earth expected to have a more humid atmosphere?
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What does high relative humidity refer to?
What does high relative humidity refer to?
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What months experience the lowest and highest relative humidity in the Philippines?
What months experience the lowest and highest relative humidity in the Philippines?
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What is the main reason for high sensible temperature throughout the archipelago of the Philippines?
What is the main reason for high sensible temperature throughout the archipelago of the Philippines?
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Which climate type in the Philippines has a very pronounced maximum rain period from December to February?
Which climate type in the Philippines has a very pronounced maximum rain period from December to February?
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Which climate type in the Philippines has a short dry season lasting only from one to three months during either December to February or March to May?
Which climate type in the Philippines has a short dry season lasting only from one to three months during either December to February or March to May?
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Which region in the Philippines experiences a climate type that resembles Type II with evenly distributed rainfall throughout the year?
Which region in the Philippines experiences a climate type that resembles Type II with evenly distributed rainfall throughout the year?
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Which climate type in the Philippines has rainfall more or less evenly distributed throughout the year?
Which climate type in the Philippines has rainfall more or less evenly distributed throughout the year?
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Which region belongs to a climate type resembling Type I with dry seasons from November to April and wet during the rest of the year?
Which region belongs to a climate type resembling Type I with dry seasons from November to April and wet during the rest of the year?
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Which climate type in the Philippines has no pronounced dry season, with minimum monthly rainfall occurring from March to May?
Which climate type in the Philippines has no pronounced dry season, with minimum monthly rainfall occurring from March to May?
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