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Hydrology 1st EXAM Compile.
Hydrology 1st EXAM Compile.
REPORTER 2:
1. All living organisms will cease to exist without what?
A. Food B. Sunlight C. Water D. Animals
2. The process in which water naturally recycles itself.
REPORTER 3:
1. The most abundant gas in the atmosphere by volume is _________. This gas comprises
78% of the Earth atmosphere by volume.
a. Oxygen
b. Carbon Dioxide
c. Nitrogen
d. Argon
2. Which of the following best explains how pressure decreases with height in the Earth's
atmosphere?
a. It decreases at a constant rate (linear decrease)
b. It decreases at a rate of 9.8 millibars per kilometer
c. When we move upwards from the earth's surface, the number of gas molecules in the
air decreases, and air become less dense compared to air near the earth's surface.
4. What is the outer layer of earth’s atmosphere which is called the edge of space?
a. Stratosphere
b. Mesosphere
c. Exosphere
d. Thermosphere
REPORTER4:
1. Question: What is the primary process involved in nucleation and particle growth?
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Precipitation
d) Sublimation
2. Question: How do clouds form?
a) By volcanic eruptions
b) Through the process of vaporization
c) When air is saturated with moisture and condensation occurs
d) By the freezing of water droplets in the atmosphere
5. Question: Which of the following factors does NOT influence cloud color?
a) Particle size
b) Sun angle
c) Air pressure
d) Atmospheric pollutants
Reporter 5:
2. This type of cloud is simply mist or fog when it forms close to the ground
a. stratus
b. stratocumulus
c. cirrus
d. cumulus
3. It has adorable piles of cotton form a large mass with a well-defined rounded edge
a. cumulonimbus
b. cumulus
c. cirrostratus
d. stratocumulus
2. It is an area where there is not usually standing water and would typically be either forested or
agricultural land.
a.) Riparian Area
b.) Surface Water
c.) Upland Area
d.) Wetlands
3. It is composed of many parts including surface water, riparian areas, uplands, and ground water.
a.) Wetlands
b.) Reservoirs
c.) Watershed
d.) Streams
REPORTER 7:
1. Earth-observing satellites are equipped with instruments that can measure:
a) World War I
c) Cold War
d) Vietnam War
3. Which types of areas are ground-based weather radar primarily used to observe?
a) Coastal regions
b) Mountainous regions
d) Oceanic regions
a. Anemometer
b. Barometer
d. Thermometer
REPORTER 8:
REPORTER 9:
1. The gauge should be installed ______ ft. above the ground mounted on the side of a single post.
a. 3-4 b. 6-8 c. 2-3 d. 2-5
2. The mounting post of a rain gauge should have rounded, pointed or ____ top to avoid upward
splash towards it.
a. straight b. even c. slanted d. uniform
3. When you set up a rain gauge make sure that the top of the rain gauge is _________.
a. slanted b. level c. uneven d. tilted
Compute the areal average using the Isohyetal Method for the given figure.
A=km^2
P=cm
Solution.
I <10 5 5 25
II 10-20 15 18 270
III 20-30 25 12 300
IV >30 35 12 420
Total
REPORTER 12:
REPORTER 13:
1. It is a bar graph showing the intensity of rainfall with respect to time and is useful in
determining the maximum intensities of rainfall during a particular storm as is required
inland drainage and design of culverts.
a. Mass curve
b. Hyetograph (answer)
c. Mass graph
d. Pie graph
a. Mass graph
b. Mass
c. Mass curve (answer)
d. Hyetograph
3. A mass curve of rainfall is always a rising curve and may have some ________ which
indicates periods of no rainfall.
a. horizontal sections(answer)
b. Hyetograph
c. Cumulative
d. Vertical sections
4. The variation of rainfall with respect to time may be shown graphically by:
2.It occurs when excess rainwater, storm water, meltwater, or other sources, can no longer sufficiently
rapidly infiltrate in the soil.
4. The gauge should be installed ______ ft. Above the ground mounted on the side of a single post
5. The most abundant gas in the atmosphere by volume is _________. This gas comprises 78% of the
Earth atmosphere by volume.
6.Which of the following best explains how pressure decreases with height in the Earth’s Atmosphere?
a.It decreases at a constant rate (linear decrease)
c.When we move upwards from the earth’s surface, the number of gas molecules in the air decreases,
and air become less dense compared to air near the earth’s surface.
8.What is the outer layer of earth’s atmosphere which is called the edge of space?
8.It is used in a national weather service that standardized design throughout the world for official
rainfall measurements.
10.It is one of the basic type of 8-inch gauge that has a capacity of 7 inches.
13.A mass curve of rainfall is always a rising curve and may have some ________ which indicates periods
of no rainfall.
14.The variation of rainfall with respect to time may be shown graphically by:
15. It is a procedure to determine the maximum amount of rainfall of different durations over a range of
areas.
b. Depth-Area-Duration Analysis
c. Rain Gauges.
d. Isohyetal Method
16. Formed from a collection of water droplets or ice crystals that remain suspended in the atmosphere.
a.Condensation b. Groundwater c. Clouds d. Surface Water
17. Concerned with the properties of the earth’s water, and especially its movement in relation to land.
a.Topography b. Hydrology c. Hydraulics d.geology