1. Concepts of Hydrologic Cycle

Try these first

1. 1.

   Define hydrology in one sentence.

   Hint

   Think about how water is studied.

2. 2.

   What is evaporation?

   Hint

   Consider what happens to water when it gets heated.

3. 3.

   What process involves water converting from liquid to vapor?

   • Evaporation
   • Precipitation
   • Infiltration

   Hint

   Consider how puddles dry up.

4. 4.

   True or False: Runoff only occurs when it rains.

   • True
   • False

   Hint

   Think about other water sources besides rain.

5. 5.

   Discuss the impact of urbanization on the water cycle and provide a case study example.

   Hint

   Consider urban landscape differences versus natural landscapes.

6. 6.

   Model the water balance equation for a hypothetical region and calculate changes in storage over a year.

   Hint

   Use example data or a simple graph to visualize the relationships.