THE WATER CYCLE AND WATER INSECURITY EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Closed System - (answer) Earth's water is finite (no inputs/outputs).
Cryosphere - (answer) Frozen water (ice caps, glaciers).
Blue Water - (answer) Liquid freshwater (rivers, lakes).
Green Water - (answer) Soil moisture/plant uptake.
Evapotranspiration - (answer) Combined evaporation + plant transpiration.
Interception - (answer) Rain trapped by vegetation.
Infiltration - (answer) Water seeping into soil.
Percolation - (answer) Water moving through rock pores.
Throughflow - (answer) Lateral water movement in soil.
Baseflow - (answer) Groundwater sustaining rivers in dry periods.
Channel Flow - (answer) Water moving in rivers/streams.
Surface Runoff - (answer) Water flowing overland (e.g., after heavy rain).
Stemflow - (answer) Water trickling down plant stems.
Water Table - (answer) Upper level of saturated groundwater.
, THE WATER CYCLE AND WATER INSECURITY EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Aquifer - (answer) Permeable rock storing water (e.g., chalk).
Artesian Well - (answer) Pressurized aquifer releasing water without pumping.
Convectional Rainfall - (answer) Common in tropics; intense short showers.
Frontal Rainfall - (answer) Warm air rises over cold air (UK's dominant type).
Relief Rainfall - (answer) Air forced over mountains (e.g., Lake District).
Monsoon - (answer) Seasonal wind reversal causing wet/dry seasons (e.g., India).
ENSO (El Niño-Southern Oscillation) - (answer) Pacific Ocean warming disrupting global weather.
Meteorological Drought - (answer) Prolonged low precipitation.
Agricultural Drought - (answer) Soil moisture deficit affecting crops.
Hydrological Drought - (answer) Low river/groundwater levels.
Famine - (answer) Extreme food scarcity (e.g., Sahel droughts).
Physical Water Scarcity - (answer) <1,000m³/year per person (e.g., Sahara).
Economic Water Scarcity - (answer) Poor infrastructure limits access (e.g., Sub-Saharan Africa).
Over-Abstraction - (answer) Unsustainable groundwater removal (e.g., Ogallala Aquifer).
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Closed System - (answer) Earth's water is finite (no inputs/outputs).
Cryosphere - (answer) Frozen water (ice caps, glaciers).
Blue Water - (answer) Liquid freshwater (rivers, lakes).
Green Water - (answer) Soil moisture/plant uptake.
Evapotranspiration - (answer) Combined evaporation + plant transpiration.
Interception - (answer) Rain trapped by vegetation.
Infiltration - (answer) Water seeping into soil.
Percolation - (answer) Water moving through rock pores.
Throughflow - (answer) Lateral water movement in soil.
Baseflow - (answer) Groundwater sustaining rivers in dry periods.
Channel Flow - (answer) Water moving in rivers/streams.
Surface Runoff - (answer) Water flowing overland (e.g., after heavy rain).
Stemflow - (answer) Water trickling down plant stems.
Water Table - (answer) Upper level of saturated groundwater.
, THE WATER CYCLE AND WATER INSECURITY EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Aquifer - (answer) Permeable rock storing water (e.g., chalk).
Artesian Well - (answer) Pressurized aquifer releasing water without pumping.
Convectional Rainfall - (answer) Common in tropics; intense short showers.
Frontal Rainfall - (answer) Warm air rises over cold air (UK's dominant type).
Relief Rainfall - (answer) Air forced over mountains (e.g., Lake District).
Monsoon - (answer) Seasonal wind reversal causing wet/dry seasons (e.g., India).
ENSO (El Niño-Southern Oscillation) - (answer) Pacific Ocean warming disrupting global weather.
Meteorological Drought - (answer) Prolonged low precipitation.
Agricultural Drought - (answer) Soil moisture deficit affecting crops.
Hydrological Drought - (answer) Low river/groundwater levels.
Famine - (answer) Extreme food scarcity (e.g., Sahel droughts).
Physical Water Scarcity - (answer) <1,000m³/year per person (e.g., Sahara).
Economic Water Scarcity - (answer) Poor infrastructure limits access (e.g., Sub-Saharan Africa).
Over-Abstraction - (answer) Unsustainable groundwater removal (e.g., Ogallala Aquifer).
