Class IV - Monday Feb, 5, 2018./// lecture 3 on moodle till page 2. Flashcards
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Definition of water cycle
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Water cycle is continous circulation of water between earth and atmosphere or what is known as the hydrosphere
2
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why water cycle is important
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Water cycle is important because without it water will be scarce
3
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In terrastial we have more precipitation than evaporation, this makes life possible on earth
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This can be possible because some of humidity comes from the ocean
4
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in figure 1-25 we have boxes that contains processes, each process have both inputs and outputs
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Precipitation for example
5
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Water is lazy, it always moves perpendicular to the direction of contour lines
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because it is lowest amount of energy spent
6
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Water shed definition
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Everydrop of rainfall within watershed will drain at the outlet.
