Water Cycle Flash cards

EQ1: An example of a closed system in the hydrological cycle is

EQ1: An example of an open system in the hydrological cycle is

EQ1: The two sources of energy that drive the hydrological cycle are

EQ1: The average time water will remain in a particular store is known as

EQ1: Examples of new-renewable water stores are

EQ1: The three types of precipitation are

EQ1: The four types of 'horizontal' flow of water are

EQ1: The two types of overland flow are

EQ1: The physical factors that affect flows within a drainage basin are

EQ1: Human activities that can affect flows within a drainage basin are

EQ1: The difference between river refimes and hydrographs is

EQ2: A drought is

EQ2: Low pressure systems cause

EQ2: High pressure systems cause

EQ2: Three main causes of drought are

EQ2: Normally, in the south Pacific ocean

EQ2: In El Nino

EQ2: Humans can exacerbate drought risk by

EQ2: Land degredation is

EQ2: Desertification is

EQ2: Wetlands are

EQ2: The most resilient type of wetland is

EQ3: Physical causes of water scarcity include

EQ3: Human causes of water scarcity include

EQ3: In high income countries, most water demand is from

EQ3: In low icome countries, most water demant is from