LESSON 1

Question 1

IT IS THE STUDY OF WATERS OF THE EARTH SUCH AS ITS OCCURENCE, CIRCULATION, DISTRIBUTION, PROPERTIES, AND REACTIONG WITH ENVIRONMENT

Answer 1

HYDROLOGY

Question 2

IT IS THE STUDY OF ATMOSPHERE

Answer 2

METEOROLOGY

Question 3

IT IS THE STUDY OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERE

Answer 3

HYDROMETEOROLOGY

Question 4

SOURCES OF WATER

Answer 4

ATMOSPHERIC WATER
SURFACE WATER
SUBSURFACE WATER/UNDERGROUND WATER

Question 5

PRECIPITATION (RAIN) FROM ATMOSPHERE

Answer 5

ATMOSPHERIC WATER

Question 6

IT IS THE WATER ABOVE SURFACES OF EARTH (RIVERS, SEAS, AND OCEANS)

Answer 6

SURFACE WATER

Question 7

IT IS THE WATER BELOW SURFACE OF THE EARTH

Answer 7

SUBSURFACE / GROUNDWATER

Question 8

WHAT IS THE DISTRIBUTION OF WORLD’S WATER SUPPLY?

Answer 8

97.5% SALINE WATER/ SALT WATER

2.5% FRESH WATER

Question 9

FRESH WATER IS FURTHER DIVIDED TO 3 COMPOSITIONS:

Answer 9

ICE AND SNOW - 68.7%
GROUNDWATER - 30.9%
LAKES AND RIVERS - 0.4%

Question 10

IT IS OUR MAIN SOURCE OF CLEAN WATER

Answer 10

GROUNDWATER

Question 11

AN ENVOLOPE OF GASES SURROUNDING THE EARTH AND BOUND TO IT PERMANENTLY BY GRAVITATIONAL FORCE

Answer 11

EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE

Question 12

WHAT COMPOSE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE?

Answer 12

DRY AIR, WATER VAPOR, AND IMPURITIES

Question 13

WHAT COMPOSE CLEAN DRY AIR AND ITS PERCENTAGE?

Answer 13

NITROGEN - 78.08%
OXYGEN - 20.95%
ARGON - 0.93%
CARBON DIOXIDE - 0.03%
OTHERS (NEON, HELIUM, KRYPTON, AND SO ON) < 0.01%

Question 14

AGENTS OR MEDIUM OF HEAT TRANSFER IN THE ATMOSPHERE

Answer 14

WATER VAPOR

Question 15

MOST ABUNDANT GREEN HOUSE GASES

Answer 15

WATER VAPOR

Question 16

TRUE OR FALSE
NOT ALL GREENHOUSE GASES ARE BAD TO EARTH’S ATMOSHPERE.

Answer 16

TRUE

Question 17

WHAT COMPOSE EARTH’S IMPURITIES

Answer 17

CARBON DIOXIDE 70%
METHANE 27%
NITROUS OXIDE 3%

Question 18

LAYERS OF ATMOSPHERE AND DISTANCE FROM THE MSL

Answer 18

TROPOSPHERE: PHENOMENON OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE OCCURS HERE MSL TO 10KM

STRATOSPHERE: 10KM TO 50KM

MESOSPHERE: 50KM TO 90KM

THERMOSPHERE: 90KM TO 120KM

EXOSPHERE: 120KM

Question 19

TRUE OR FALSE
AS YOU GO HIGHER THE PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE INCREASES

Answer 19

FALSE, DECREASES

Question 20

IT DEALS WITH THE STORAGE, MOVEMENT, TRANSPORT AND TRANSFORMATION OF WATER IN EARTH

Answer 20

HYDROLOGIC CYCLE OR WATER CYCLE

Question 21

WATER IS STORED IN

Answer 21

ATMOSPHERE - WATER VAPOR
SOIL - SOIL MOISTURE
SURFACE WATER - SEAS, OCEAN, STREAMS
PLANTS AND ANIMALS
GROUNDWATER

Question 22

MAJOR PROCESSES IN HYDROLOGIC CYCLE

Answer 22

EVAPORATION
TRANSPIRATION
CONDENSATION
PRECIPITATION
RUNOFF
INFILTRATION
GROUNDWATER FLOW

Question 23

FROM SURFACE WATER TO ATMOSPHERE (LIQUID TO GAS)

Answer 23

EVAPORATION

Question 24

FROM PLANTS AND ANIMALS TO ATMOSPHERE

Answer 24

TRANSPIRATION

Question 25

GAS TO LIQUID

Answer 25

CONDENSATION

Question 26

FROM ATMOSPHERIC WATER TO LAND AND SURFACE WATER

Answer 26

PRECIPITATION (RAIN)

Question 27

WATER FLOWS ON LAND SURFACE OR SUBSURFACE

Answer 27

RUNOFF

Question 28

WATER ENTERS SOIL SURFACE

Answer 28

INFILTRATION

Question 29

WATER FLOWS BENEATH SOIL SURFACE AND STORES IN ROCK FORMATION

Answer 29

GROUND WATER FLOW

Question 30

TRUE OR FALSE
THE CYCLE DOESN’T MOVE STEADILY IN A CONSTANT RATE.

Answer 30

TRUE

Question 31

TRUE OR FALSE
MOVEMENT OF WATER IS NORMAL IN TIME AND OVER AREA

Answer 31

FALSE, ERRATIC

Question 32

HYDROLOGIC CYCLE MAY BE AFFECTED BY 3 PHENOMENON

Answer 32

DROUGHT
TORRENTIAL RAINS
EL NINO/LA NINA