ABCP Basic Sciences / Basic soil science EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED 100% SOLUTIONS

Which of the following is not true with respect to the global hydrologic cycle? a. Fresh liquid water is not evenly distributed globally. b. More than 97% of the global water is contained in the oceans. c. The "water war" among AL, FL and GA is due to disagreement how to share their common water. - ANSWER all of these are true true or false: Watershed is the area of land where all of the water under it or drain off of it goes into the same place. - ANSWER true The largest liquid freshwater is contained in ____________ globally. - ANSWER groundwater The approximate residence time for a water molecule in the cloud is... - ANSWER 10 days In the water balance equation, if precipitation, evapotranspiration and water discharged in a given watershed are 1250, 700 and 150 cm, respectively, the amount of water stored in the soil will be - ANSWER 400 cm If precipitation in a given watershed is much higher than the potential evapotranspiration, you will have... - ANSWER discharge