B. Hydrology / Hydrometreology Flashcards
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The science, which deals with the occurrence, distribution and disposal of water on the planet earth.
a. Hydrology
b. Hydrometeorology
c. Geology
d. Hydrogeology
e. All of the above
a. Hydrology
Hydrometeorology – atmosphere + earth
c. Geology – study of solid earth
d. Hydrogeology – groundwater hydrology
It is the vertical and horizontal movement of water as either vapor, liquid, or
solid between the earth’s surface, subsurface, atmosphere, and oceans.
a. Water Cycle
b. Water Transfer Cycle
c. Hydrologic Cycle
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
In which phase in the hydrologic cycle has the highest residence time of water
a. Antarctic ice
b. Groundwater: deep
c. Glaciers
d. Ocean
e. Atmospheric water
b. Groundwater: deep
c. Glaciers - 20-100 years
d. Ocean - 3200 years
e. Atmospheric water - 9 days
It is the lateral/horizontal movement of water in the soil.
a. Seepage
b. Infiltration
c. Percolation
d. Runoff
e. None of the above
a. Seepage
b. Infiltration – entry of water into soil surface
c. Percolation – vertical movement of water in soil
d. Runoff - water flowing towards lake, river oceans as surface or subsurface
Percentage of earth covered by oceans is
a. 31%
b. 51%
c. 71%
d. 97%
e. None of the above
c. 71%
Percentage of total quantity of water in the world that is saline is about
a. 71%
b. 33%
c. 67%
d. 97%
e. None of the above
d. 97%
In the hydrological cycle the average residence time of water in the global
a. Atmospheric moisture is larger than that in global rivers
b. Oceans is smaller than that of the global groundwater
c. Rivers is larger than that of the global groundwater
d. Oceans is larger than that of the global ground water
b. Oceans is smaller than that of the global groundwater
An area that topographically appears to contribute all the water that passes
through a specified cross section of a stream (the outlet).
a. Watershed
b. Catchment area
c. Drainage basin
d. River basin
e. All of the above
e. All of the above
Portion of the precipitation that makes way towards stream channels, lakes,
oceans as surface or subsurface flow.
a. Streamflow
b. Runoff
c. Infiltration
d. Seepage
e. Virga
b. Runoff
Baseflow is also called as
a. Groundwater flow
b. Interflow
c. Overland flow
d. Superfluous water
e. None of the above
a. Groundwater flow
b. Interflow – subsurface flow
c. Overland flow – surface runoff
d. Superfluous water -
gravitational water
________________ provides the relationship between stream stage and
discharge.
a. Stage
b. Hydrograph
c. Rating curve
d. Unit hydrograph
e. None of the above
c. Rating curve
a. Stage – height/elevation of water level in a stream
b. Hydrograph – graph of runoff/streamflow vs time
d. Unit hydrograph – graph of 1 unit direct runoff vs. time
In a watershed,
a. Faster peak flows occur in flat watershed than in steep watershed.
b. Faster time to peak flows occur in an elongated watershed than circular
watershed.
c. Longer time to peak flows occur in watershed with dense drainage than in less
dense drainage.
d. Larger watershed produces larger runoff than smaller watershed.
e. Storm moving towards upstream produces larger streamflow and shorter time to
peak than storm moving towards downstream.
d. Larger watershed produces larger runoff than smaller watershed.
A graduated scale placed in a position so that the stage of a stream may be
read directly therefrom.
a. Staff gauge
b. Current meter
c. Wire-weight gauge
d. Measuring stick
e. None of the above
a. Staff gauge
Graphical representation of runoff rate over time.
a. Unit hydrograph
b. Rating curve
c. Log-probability graph
d. Hydrograph
e. Streamflow graph
d. Hydrograph
Hydrograph was made of ___________________.
a. Direct runoff only
b. Overland flow, interflow and baseflow
c. Interflow and base flow
d. Direct runoff and interflow
e. None of the above
b. Overland flow, interflow and baseflow
Direct runoff hydrograph from a unit excess precipitation that occurs uniformly over a
basin.
a. Streamflow hydrograph
b. Total hydrograph
c. Unit hydrograph
d. Hydrograph
e. All of the above
c. Unit hydrograph
Unit hydrograph is made of
a. Direct runoff only
b. Overland flow, interflow and baseflow
c. Interflow and base flow
d. Direct runoff and interflow
e. None of the above
a. Direct runoff only
A chart or function describing the temporal distribution of precipitation during
a storm event, at a point, or over an area.
a. Hyetograph
b. Hydrograph
c. Hodograph
d. None of the above
a. Hyetograph
The science and practice of water flow measurement is
a. Hypsometry
b. Fluvimetry
c. Hydro-meteorology
d. Hydrometry
e. Weirs
d. Hydrometry
a. Hypsometry - measurement of the elevation and depth of features of the
Earth’s surface
b. Fluvimetry – walang ganitong term
e. Weirs – control structures in canals or streams
The following is not a direct stream flow determination technique
a. Dilution method
b. Ultrasonic method
c. Area-velocity method
d. Slope-area method
e. None of the above
d. Slope-area method
Direct runoff is composed of
a. Surface runoff, prompt interflow and channel precipitation
b. Surface runoff, infiltration and evapotranspiration
c. Overland flow and infiltration
d. Rainfall and evaporation
e. None of the above
a. Surface runoff, prompt interflow and channel precipitation
The term base flow denotes
a. Delayed groundwater flow reaching a stream
b. Delayed groundwater flow and snowmelt reaching a stream
c. Delayed groundwater and interflow
d. Annual minimum flow in a stream
e. None of the above
a. Delayed groundwater flow reaching a stream
An intermittent stream
a. Has water table above the stream bed through out the year
b. Has only flash flows in response to storms
c. Has flows in the stream during wet season due to contribution of
groundwater
d. Does not have any contribution of groundwater at any time
e. None of the above
c. Has flows in the stream during wet season due to contribution of
groundwater
For a given storm, assuming other factors remain constant
a. Basin having low drainage density give smaller peaks in flood hydrograph
b. Basin with large drainage densities give smaller flood peaks
c. Low drainage density basins give shorter time bases of hydrograph
d. Flood peak is independent of the drainage density
e. Large drainage density basins produce longer time bases of hydrograph
a. Basin having low drainage density give smaller peaks in flood hydrograph