13 Questions
What is the primary pathway that water moves from the liquid state back into the water cycle?
Evaporation
What is the science that studies the distribution and movement of water both on and below the Earth’s surface?
Hydrology
What does the term 'HYDRO' in 'HYDROLOGY' refer to?
Water
What are the major components of the hydrologic cycle?
Precipitation, Evaporation, Surface Runoff
Which process in the hydrologic cycle involves a liquid's surface changing to a gas?
Evaporation
What stage of the hydrologic cycle involves water vapor turning directly into ice without first becoming liquid?
Sublimation
What is the process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts?
Transpiration
Which term describes the change of the state of matter from the gas phase into the liquid phase, the reverse of vaporization?
Condensation
What is the term for any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravitational pull from clouds?
Precipitation
When does infiltration occur?
When water soaks into the soil from the ground level
What happens when there is more water than land can absorb?
Surface runoff occurs
What is the term for where water in the system resides or rests as it moves from one water reservoir to another?
Storage
What does the water budget equation measure?
The amount between the inputs, outputs, and stores of water in a system
Study Notes
- Water is the most important substance on Earth and the subject of hydrology
- Hydrology is the science of studying water, specifically the distribution and movement of water on and below the Earth's surface, as well as the impact of human activity
- The hydrologic cycle involves three major components: precipitation, evaporation, and condensation
- Evaporation is the process of water turning into a gas, driving the water cycle
- Condensation is the change of state from gas to liquid, forming clouds through condensation
- Precipitation is any product of condensation that falls from clouds, including forms such as rain, snow, hail, and sleet
- Infiltration is the process of water soaking into the soil
- Transpiration is the process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts
- Surface runoff occurs when there is more water than land can absorb
- Storage involves the movement of water from one reservoir to another, including groundwater in aquifers
- The water budget measures the inputs, outputs, and stores of water in a system and helps determine change in storage.
- A lake example given with precipitation, inflow, outflow, and evaporation measurements to calculate water surface elevation change.
Explore the significance of water as the most vital substance on earth and delve into the fundamentals of hydrology. Understand why water is essential for all living organisms and the basic concept of hydrology as the science of studying water.
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