30.2.5 - Precipitation Characteristics
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Practice Questions
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What is rainfall intensity?
💡 Hint: Think about how quickly the rain is falling.
How does longer duration rainfall affect soil?
💡 Hint: Consider time and moisture content.
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What does high rainfall intensity lead to?
💡 Hint: Think about heavy rain events.
True or False: Longer durations of rainfall always increase infiltration capacity.
💡 Hint: Consider the effect of saturation.
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Evaluate how changes in land use from forest to urban might affect precipitation characteristics and consequently, infiltration rates. Develop a management strategy.
💡 Hint: Think about the impacts of surfaces and vegetation change.
Create a model predicting soil infiltration rates based on varying rainfall intensity and duration. Include variables such as soil type.
💡 Hint: Consider equations you've learned related to infiltration.
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