Hyrdology And Fluvial Morphology

Question 1

What is the input component of a drainage basin system?

Answer 1

PRECIPITATION

Question 2

What is ground water?

Answer 2

Water held in soil & in crevices between rocks & sediments

Question 3

How deep can ground water be found?

Answer 3

As deep as 4km

Question 4

What is the water table?

Answer 4

Upper layer of the saturated zone above this; this is breached by human water systems for extraction & use

Question 5

What is recharge in the context of water systems?

Answer 5

Extracted water may be replaced by rainwater infiltration / inflow and seepage from rivers & lakes

Question 6

What are springs?

Answer 6

The natural upwelling of ground water, perhaps due to rock changes below the surface

Question 7

What is throughfall?

Answer 7

1: Precipitation that falls directly onto the ground. 2: Rain that falls from trees / plants: leaf drip.

Question 8

What is stemflow?

Answer 8

During or after rainfall, the flow of intercepted water down the trunk or stem of a plant