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Explain why water budgets vary between different Drainage basins (6) - Answer--water budgets describe the amount of water within a drainage basin when taking into account that added by precipitation and that lost through evapotranspiration, as well as of run off and changes in storage. One of the reasons this can vary between drainage basins is the physical factors that may effect the basin. For example areas that have high levels of vegetation cover will have high levels of interception and eva...

Unit 7 Quiz(RECA)correctly answered rated A+ 2023/2024What are Alberta's six natural water sources? A) Surface water, rain water, rivers, river basins, lakes, and wetlands B) Surface water, rivers, river basins, frozen water, lakes, and springs C) Surface water, rivers, river basins, lakes, wetlands, and springs D) Surface water, rivers, river basins, lakes, wetlands, and wells - correct answer C Which of the following statements are correct regarding a Conservation Easement? 1. A Conse...

Explain why water budgets vary between different Drainage basins (6) - ANSWER--water budgets describe the amount of water within a drainage basin when taking into account that added by precipitation and that lost through evapotranspiration, as well as of run off and changes in storage. One of the reasons this can vary between drainage basins is the physical factors that may effect the basin. For example areas that have high levels of vegetation cover will have high levels of interception a...

AGSM 105 Exam 1 Pool Questions and Answers Rated A+ What does turbidity refer to in water quality terms? Turbidity measures the concentration of suspended solid particles in water, which cause light rays to scatter. This results in the water appearing murky or opaque. Turbidity is quantified in nephelometric turbidity units (NTU). How did water consumption in Texas differ by category in 2019? In 2019, irrigation accounted for 44% more water usage from groundwater compared to su...

percentage of people who do not have enough water correct answer: 10% percentage of people who don't have safe water correct answer: 40% is a limited resource correct answer: freshwater linkage of marine and freshwater aquatic environments correct answer: hydrological cycle (water cycle) The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back correct answer: water cycle An ecosystem where all water runoff drains into a single body of wate...

LEED Green Associate Complete Test Bank with a Complete A+ study guide_ Summer 2023-2024. Who can use the USGMC Member Logo? - Only USGBC Members in good standing. What can be used to assist with the certification of projects in a campus of multi-building setting such as corporate campuses, college campuses and government installations? - ** The LEED for Multiple Buildings and On-Campus Building rating system provides direction in applying LEED for New Construction to projects in a campu...

NM History New Mexico Latest Version Graded A+ absolute location The exact position of a place on the earth's surface. relative location The position of a place in relation to another place Anasazi A Native American who lived in what is now southern Colorado and Utah and northern Arizona and New Mexico and who built cliff dwellings. They were mainly basketmakers and pueblo people. Manifest Destiny the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the ...

Evaluate the extent to which transboundary water resources always lead to conflict between different players (20) intro, 4 points, conclusion - Answer-Intro- transboundary water sources are those sharing political boundary + often cross international boundaries, many players involved e.g governments + communities -can lead to tensions particularly where a number of countries/governments share it e.g. tiger Euphrates where war has been threatened due to threats to water supplies, although this c...

WJEC Geography Questions and Answers fully solved 2023 Suspension Material carried along in the rivers channel. Usually fine particles. Traction Heavy material usually big boulders that are rolled along the river bed. Transportation the river moves material as bedload, suspended load or dissolved load (in solution). Bedload can be moved by saltation or traction. Tributary A small river that joins a larger one. Upper course The highest stage of a river near to it...

apesWhich of the following shows the approximate concentration of CO2, N2, and O2 in dry air? - correct answer CO2<1% , N2 78% , O2 21% Which of the following is true about the region of Earth's atmosphere known as the stratosphere? - correct answer the highest concentration of naturally occurring ozone form in this layer Which of the following is the correct order of soil particles in order of increasing size? - correct answer sand - silt - clay Which of the following factors is fu...