Hydrology

It refers to water loss from vegetation to the atmosphere.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

It is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravitational pull from clouds

• Hydrology

• Condensation

• Rainfall

• Precipitation

It is a natural system with inputs, flows and stores of water and sediment.

• Drainage basin

• Hydrology

• Hydrological process

• Water system

It is the precipitation that is collected and stored by vegetation.

• Interception

• Evapotranspiration

• Transpiration

• Soil moisture

It refers to water that flows over the land’s surface

• Riverflow

• Runoff

• Precipitation

• Dew

It is the process by which water soaks into, or is absorbed by, the soil

• Hydrology

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

• Percolation

It refers to subsurface water. Groundwater accounts for 96.5% of all freshwater on the Earth.

• Aeration zone

• Subsurface

• Water Table

• Groundwater

It refers to the part of a river’s discharge that is provided by groundwater seeping into the bed of a river.

• Throughflow

• Interflow

• Baseflow

• Runoff

Which of the following is not a cause of the reduction of natural discharge?

• Deforestation

• Development of urban areas

• Overuse of water by industries

• Intense rainfall

Which is a favorable condition for a natural recharge?

• Permeable soil

• Impermeable soil

• Concreted pavements

• Bare soils