Processes Driving Change In The Magnitude Of Stores Over Time

Question 1

How does a heavy rainstorm effect a drainage basin

Answer 1

River discharge will increase
Increase infiltration
Increase percolation
Increase runoff

Question 2

A cold winters effect on a basin

Answer 2

Increase runoff due to frozen ground
Less infiltration
Less percolation
Less river discharge

Question 3

Deforestations effect on a basin

Answer 3

Increase discharge
Increase infiltration
Decrease transpiration

Question 4

Urbanisation effect on a basin

Answer 4

Increase runoff
Increase evapotranspiration
Increase precipitation
Increase discharge

Question 5

Drainage basin definition

Answer 5

The area of a land drained by its river and its tributaries

Question 6

The boundary surrounding the basin

Answer 6

A watershed

Question 7

What system is a basin and why

Answer 7

A drainage basin is an open system as energy and matter can both enter or leave

Question 8

Which two processes are shown on a soil water budget graphs

Answer 8

Precipitation
Evapotranspiration

Question 9

Soil water budget

Answer 9

Describes the changes in the soil water during the course of a year