Exam 9: Water Resources

If the water table reaches the surface of the ground,a spring could develop.

Which of the following is best describes aspects of the hydrologic cycle?

Most evaporation occurs over the land surface.

The upper limit of the zone of saturation is known as the water table.

The water-balance methodology is,in essence,an accounting or bookkeeping system for water resource analysis.

Oceans and land surfaces are distributed evenly on Earth.

Describe the hydrological cycle,including its different components.

Actual evapotranspiration for Phoenix,Arizona is highest during which month?

The permanent removal of water from the immediate water environment is known as which of the following?

Define the following: soil-moisture storage,hygroscopic water,wilting point,capillary water,field capacity,gravitational water,soil-moisture recharge,soil porosity,and soil permeability.

Soil moisture deficits are frequently overcome by irrigation in the arid and semi-arid agricultural regions of the world.

Which type of water is defined as soil moisture tightly bound to each soil particle and unavailable for plant use?

Which of the following is normally true of a hot desert?

The difference between the wilting point and field capacity is approximately equal to which of the following?

The zone of unsaturated soil and rock through which gravitational water moves is known as the zone of aeration.

Less than 3% of water on Earth is classified as fresh water.

Which is defined as the subsurface area in which all pore spaces are completely fill with water?

Which is the largest practical potential source of fresh water in North America?

In proper order,which of the following lists the two terms for processes as water first enters the soil and then moves downward through the soil?

Dams and other water projects result in the redistribution of water over both space and time.