Water Cycle and Urbanization

Question 1

The hydrologic cycles is the cycle that describes how ______ moves in or around the Earth

Answer 1

water

Question 2

Where is most of the water held?

Answer 2

in our ocean basins

97.5% of water

Question 3

Is the hydrologic cycle a closed or open system?

Answer 3

closed, all the water we have on earth is all the water we will have.

Question 4

the hydrologic cycles consists of many ______ systems that exchange water with each other

Answer 4

open

Question 5

evaporation is…

Answer 5

liquid water to water vapor

Question 6

has urbanization had an effect on the water cycle?

Answer 6

yes

Question 7

the major difference between a pristine environment and an urbanized environment is the amount of ….

Answer 7

runoff

in an urbanized environment there is a lot more surface runoff into our water ways

Question 8

In urbane environments there are…

Answer 8

combined sewer systems

Question 9

What are combined sewers?

Answer 9

the storm drains, as well as minimal toilets and sinks flow into the same sewer system

Question 10

The biggest effect of urbanization on the water cycle is an _____ of runoff

Answer 10

increase

55% of precipitation becomes runoff’