Quiz to assess recall and understanding of key terms & concepts covered in the first topics of Freshwater: Issues & conflicts
Precipitation
Evaporation
Insolation
Condensation
Oceans 94.7%, Ice & Glaciers 2.3%, Underground 3.0%, remainder in fresh surface water.
Oceans 97.4%, Ice & Glaciers 0.6%, Underground 1.9%, remainder in fresh surface water.
Oceans 97.4%, Ice & Glaciers 2.0%, Underground 0.59%, remainder in fresh surface water.
Oceans 94.7%, Ice & Glaciers 2.0%, Underground 0.59%, remainder in fresh surface water.
Expansion of water
Increased elevation of land
Greater evaporation
Changes in sea level
Groundwater, Water table, Percolation
Interception, Soil Moisture, Groundwater
Stemflow, Interception, Evapotranspiration
Infiltration, Surface Storage, Percolation
Infiltration, Percolation, Stemflow, Surface Runoff
Precipitation, Interflow, Surface Runoff, Channel Flow
Throughflow, Baseflow, Interception, Transpiration
Percolation, Soil Moisture, Evaporation, Isostatic adjustment
Evaporation rates have begun to exceed precipitation and draws off excess moisture in the soil that accumulated when precipitation was higher.
Rates of evaporation have exceeded precipitation, and surplus soil moisture has been all used up.
Having experienced a period where precipitation exceeds evaporation and moisture deficits have been made up, the soil accrues more moisture than it can hold.
Having experienced a period where evaporation has exceeded precipitation and moisture in the soil has been depleted, precipitation becomes greater than evaporation and the soil starts filling up again.
Rates of evaporation have exceeded precipitation, and surplus soil moisture has been all used up.
Having experienced a period where precipitation exceeds evaporation and moisture deficits have been made up, the soil accrues more moisture than it can hold.
Evaporation rates have begun to exceed precipitation and draws off excess moisture in the soil that accumulated when precipitation was higher.
Having experienced a period where evaporation has exceeded precipitation and moisture in the soil has been depleted, precipitation becomes greater than evaporation and the soil starts filling up again.
Evaporation rates have begun to exceed precipitation and draws off excess moisture in the soil that accumulated when precipitation was higher.
Rates of evaporation have exceeded precipitation, and surplus soil moisture has been all used up.
Having experienced a period where precipitation exceeds evaporation and moisture deficits have been made up, the soil accrues more moisture than it can hold.
Having experienced a period where evaporation has exceeded precipitation and moisture in the soil has been depleted, precipitation becomes greater than evaporation and the soil starts filling up again.
Evaporation rates have begun to exceed precipitation and draws off excess moisture in the soil that accumulated when precipitation was higher.
Having experienced a period where precipitation exceeds evaporation and moisture deficits have been made up, the soil accrues more moisture than it can hold.
Rates of evaporation have exceeded precipitation, and surplus soil moisture has been all used up.
Having experienced a period where evaporation has exceeded precipitation and moisture in the soil has been depleted, precipitation becomes greater than evaporation and the soil starts filling up again.
January, February, March, April
August, September, October, November
April, May, June, July
June, July, August, September
July & August
September & October
November & December
February & March
A
B
C
D
E
F
A
B
C
D
E
F
Location B, because streams in urban areas typically don't have as much discharge as streams in the countryside
Location A, because there is a long lag time due to high rates of infiltration.
Location B, because the water takes longer to drain away
Location A, because urban areas with their hard surfaces produce high peak discharge quite rapidly.
Attrition
Traction
Corrasion
Hydraulic Action
Solution
Traction
Saltation
Corrosion
Levee
Oxbow Lake
Meander
Terrace
Delta
Meander
Flood plain
Braided Stream
Arcuate Delta
Birdsfoot Delta
Cuspate Delta
Southern Delta
V-Shaped Valley
Interlocking spurs
Meanders
Flood plain
Meander
Terrace
Floodplain
Oxbow Lake
A measure of the volume of load a stream is able to transport.
A measure of a stream's ability to erode its bed and banks.
A measure of the combined velocity and volume of water.
A measure of the size of load a stream is able to transport.
A
B
C
D
E
Stem flow
Groundwater flow
Throughflow
Surface Runoff
Attrition
Traction
Suspension
Corrasion