16:Watershed management

Question 1

What is evapotranspiration?

Answer 1

water loss from soil, plant surfaces, and water bodies + transpiration losses from plants

Question 2

What is precipitation?

Answer 2

all moisture that reaches earth’s surface

Question 3

What is interception?

Answer 3

precipitation caught by vegetation

Question 4

What is infiltration?

Answer 4

water enters soil

Question 5

What is percolation?

Answer 5

Downward movement of water into soil

Question 6

What is runoff?

Answer 6

processes that result in water becoming streamflow

Question 7

Objectives of watershed management

Answer 7

1) improved rainwater management
2) increased flood protection
3) improved standard of living
4) improved maintenance, enhancement, and protection of biodiversity
5) improved care and management of watershed resources