EAS 100 Question with complete solution 2023
EAS 100 Question with complete solution 2023Hydrologic Cycle The movement of water at the earth's surface Infiltration The process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil, due to gravity or capillary action Evapotranspiration The evaporation of water from the soil, combined with the transpiration of water from plants (SUM) Flow Can be either channeled or unchanneled Tributary A river that flows into a main stem river or lake Drainage Basin An area drained by a major river and its tributaries Drainage Divides Separate different Drainage basins Dendritic Drainage Many to One, Typical of uniform terrains, or stratified sediments Radial Drainage Drainage away from a high point Rectangular Drainage Flows at 90 degree angles, along fractures / joints in the bedrock Trellis Drainage Drainage in parallel valleys which connects at the end of the valleys Distributory Drainage Reverse dendritic drainage Deltas One to many Stream Velocities SLOWEST at the base and edges, HIGHEST at the center of the channel Discharge (Q) Channel velocity x Surface area The volume of water passing per unit time
Document information
- Uploaded on
- June 23, 2023
- Number of pages
- 7
- Written in
- 2022/2023
- Type
- Exam (elaborations)
- Contains
- Questions & answers
