43.2.2 - Components of Consumptive Use
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What does consumptive use refer to?
💡 Hint: Think about water usage in plants.
What are the two main processes of consumptive use?
💡 Hint: They both involve water moving into the air.
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What are the two components of consumptive use?
💡 Hint: Recall what plants and water surfaces do.
True or False: Evapotranspiration is simply another term for evaporation.
💡 Hint: Think about how plants also lose water.
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Given the daily transpiration rates of a crop are 5mm and evaporation rates are 3mm, calculate the total evapotranspiration for the day. How would you adjust irrigation practices based on this data?
💡 Hint: Add the amounts and think about what this means for water supply.
Consider how a rise in temperature could impact both evaporation and transpiration rates in a dry region. Discuss your findings.
💡 Hint: Think about the effects of temperature on water cycles.
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