CHAPTER 1: Hydrology and Hydrologic Cycle

Question 1

science, which deals with the occurrence, distribution and disposal of water on the planet earth;
it is the science which deals with the various phases of
the hydrologic cycle

Answer 1

Hydrology

Question 2

branch of engineering that applies fluid mechanics principles to problems dealing with the collection, storage, control, transport, regulation, measurement, and use of water

Answer 2

Hydraulics

Question 3

the water transfer cycle, which occurs continuously
in nature.

Answer 3

Hydrologic cycle

Question 4

Important Phases of Hydrologic Cycle

Answer 4

1. Evaporation
2. Evapo-transpiration or Transpiration
3. Condensation
4. Precipitation
5. Runoff
6. Infiltration
7. Groundwater Flow

Question 5

For every stream, a well-defined area of land intercepts the rainfall and transports it to the stream. The area of land is called the
________, ________, or ________.

Answer 5

catchment area, watershed, or drainage basin

Question 6

bent contour lines that point uphill

Answer 6

Swale

Question 7

bent contour lines that point downhill

Answer 7

Ridge

Question 8

transition between two ridges and two swales

Answer 8

Saddle

Question 9

The last rainforest of its size in NCR, as majority of the metro has an urban land cover

Answer 9

La Mesa Watershed

Question 10

the only stream
through which Laguna de Bay
drains to Manila Bay
.

Answer 10

Pasig River

Question 11

has the longest
coastline along Manila Bay

Answer 11

Cavite River Basin