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Water Distribution: Questions and Answers, Exams of Water Resources Planning and Management
A comprehensive overview of key concepts related to water distribution and the hydrologic cycle. It covers topics such as the polarity of water, the definition of a watershed, the process of condensation, the components of the hydrosphere, the movement of water through the soil (infiltration and percolation), the characteristics of aquifers, the role of tributaries, the concept of water scarcity, and the importance of sustainability in water management. The document also explains the significance of topography, elevation, and floodplains in the context of water distribution. This resource could be valuable for students, researchers, or professionals interested in understanding the fundamental principles and processes governing the distribution and management of water resources.
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Hydrologic (water) cycle - ANSWER-collects, purifies, and distributes the earth's fixed supply of water Polarity of water - ANSWER-water is a polar molecule meaning it has opposite charges on opposite ends. This causes hydrogen bonds to form causing water to stick together. Watershed - ANSWER-An ecosystem where all water runoff drains into a single body of water River Basin/Drainage Basin - ANSWER-All the land that drains to a major river and its tributaries Condensation - ANSWER-The change of state from a gas to a liquid Hydrosphere - ANSWER-All the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of which is in oceans Transpiration - ANSWER-the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants Infiltration - ANSWER-Flow of water from the land surface into the subsurface. Percolation - ANSWER-The downward movement of water through soil and rock due to gravity. Aquifer - ANSWER-a body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater. Tributary - ANSWER-A stream or river that flows into a larger river Permeable - ANSWER-penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through Precipitation - ANSWER-the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) run off - ANSWER-water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground water scarcity - ANSWER-not having access to enough clean water evaporation - ANSWER-The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
Topography - ANSWER-A description of surface features of land. Elevation - ANSWER-The height of land above sea level Sustainability - ANSWER-The ability to keep in existence or maintain. A sustainable ecosystem is one that can be maintained impermeable - ANSWER-Impassable, not allowing passage through (such as by a liquid) Headwaters - ANSWER-The source of a river Mouth of a river - ANSWER-the place where a river empties into a larger body of water Floodplain - ANSWER-an area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks