Introduction Flashcards

1
Q

Earth at the time of birth our body consists of _______ of water the adult physic is covered by _____ of water survival without water for a couple of days is an unimaginable one

A

75% and 60%

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2
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____ of the Earth’s area is covered by water but it’s neither created nor destroyed it

A

2/3

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3
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____________ is derived from the terms Hydro water and logy science simply water science

A

hydrology

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4
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oldest dam was constructed across the River ______ some of the source says that even gauges were used to measure the flow of water in the Nile River around 300 BC Aristotle stated

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Nile

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5
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all water for Rivers come from the precipitation and gets collected below the surface of the Earth and emerges when that water quantity increases later during the civilization development

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Aristotle

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6
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was the first person to State about the principles behind the flow in open channels

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Leonardo Da Vinci

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7
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___________ stated that rainfall was the only source of water for rivers and springs during the 15th

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Bernard palissy

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8
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provided the concept of water cycle which was recently referred to as a hydrological cycle

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Bernard palissy and Leonardo Dy

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9
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first one to propose the concept of rainfall measurement by water balance equation

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pierre perrault

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10
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was the first person to measure the evaporation in the Mediterranean Sea

A

hally

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11
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were modernized during the 16th century

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Piezometer and rain gauges

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12
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deal with the study of origin circulation and distribution from the academic point of view

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scientific hydrology

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13
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deals with a study related to engineering applications

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applied or engineering hydrology

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