Drainage Basin Hydrological Cycle Quiz

What is the area drained by a river and its tributaries called?

• Catchment area

• Watershed

• Confluence

• Source

Which type of flow is the first in the drainage basin hydrological cycle?

• Throughflow

• Infiltration

• Surface runoff

• Channel flow

What is the slowest flow in the drainage basin hydrological cycle?

• Throughflow

• Interflow

• Groundwater flow

• Percolation

Where does water percolate to in the drainage basin hydrological cycle?

• Tributaries

• Channel

• Mouth

• Water table

What is the process of water soaking into the soil called?

• Percolation

• Infiltration

• Throughflow

• Interception

What is the storage of water in the soil or rocks called?

• Vegetation storage

• Groundwater storage

• Surface storage

• Channel storage

What is the output of the drainage basin hydrological cycle that involves water turning from liquid to gas?

• River discharge

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Evapotranspiration

What does the UK water balance show in the wet season?

• Ground store depletion

• Water deficit

• Water recharge

• Water surplus

What does the equation P - Q - E + S represent in the drainage basin hydrological cycle?

• Change in storage

• Water balance

• Water budget graph

• Evapotranspiration

What does the drainage basin hydrological cycle primarily receive as an input?

• Fog

• Precipitation

• Hail

• Snow