Water Balance graph

Question 1

What happens during wet seasons?

Answer 1

Precipitation exceeds evapotranspiration

Water surplus

More surface runoff and higher discharge

River levels rise

Question 2

What happens during dry seasons?

Answer 2

Precipitation is lower than evapotranspiration

Ground stores are depleted

Water is used but not replaced

Question 3

What happens at the end of the dry season?

Answer 3

there’s a deficit of water in the ground. The ground stores are recharged in the next wet season

Question 4

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