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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the hydrological cycle?
The total amount of water on the planet measured in cubic meters.
The movement of water around and around from sea to atmosphere to land.
The daily evaporation, condensation and precipitation of water in the atmosphere.
When an area is fully saturated with water and can absorb no more.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the descriptions below best describes the term 'drainage'
Rain, hail, sleet or snow
Water seeping into the ground
Containing water in a specified area
The removal of water
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an input in the hydrological cycle
Precipitation
Condensation
Percolation
Stem flow
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a flow within the hydrological cycle?
Stem flow
Surface runoff
Percolation
Groundwater
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a store within the hydrological cycle?
Soil moisture
Groundwater flow
Interception
A lake
- 6. Multiple Choice
Define the word drainage basin.
An area of land drained by one river and it's tributaries.
A boundary between two catchment areas.
The water table that rises and falls under the surface.
Places on land that store water such as lakes, glaciers and reservoirs.
- 7. Multiple Choice
The point where two rivers meet
Tributary
Conservative
Confluence
Focal point
- 8. Multiple Choice
A river source is usually found...
...close to the sea.
...overlying permeable rock.
...in highland areas.
...in high density river zones.
- 9. Multiple Choice
A tributary.
A flat floodplain.
The main river in a drainage basin.
The point where a small and large river meet.
A smaller river that joins a larger river.
- 10. Multiple Choice
What are the key drivers of the hydrological cycle?
Evaporation and condensation.
Sun and gravity.
Rivers and storage.
Vegetation and rock type.
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