1.5 - Systems Concept in Hydrology
Enroll to start learning
You’ve not yet enrolled in this course. Please enroll for free to listen to audio lessons, classroom podcasts and take practice test.
Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions
What is a hydrologic system?
💡 Hint: Think about what we mean by 'analyzed'.
Name one input and one output of a hydrologic system.
💡 Hint: Consider what enters and exits systems.
4 more questions available
Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What defines a closed hydrologic system?
💡 Hint: Consider how the system interacts with its surroundings.
True or False: Evapotranspiration is considered an output in hydrologic systems.
💡 Hint: Think about where the water goes.
1 more question available
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with advanced challenges
Design a hydrologic system model for a small town to manage its water resources, highlighting inputs, outputs, and storage strategies.
💡 Hint: Think about local climate and geography.
Evaluate how urbanization alters open hydrologic systems in a watershed. What changes in inputs, outputs, or storage occur?
💡 Hint: Consider changes in land use and surface materials.
Get performance evaluation
Reference links
Supplementary resources to enhance your learning experience.