Water - revision

Which type of rainfall is most likely to be found in tropical regions close to the equator?

• Convectional

• Relief

• Frontal

Relief rainfall occurs when air moves towards a mountain and is forced to do what?

• Rise over it

• Go through it

• Go under it

The portion of Earth consisting of perennially frozen freshwater, saltwater, and the ground is known as the

• biosphere.

• atmosphere.

• lithosphere.

• cryosphere.

In which of these locations is water residence time likely to be longest?

• Icecaps

• Rivers and lakes

• Oceans

• Groundwater

What is a pluvial period?

• a former wetter period

• a former drier period

• last night's rain

• the time it takes water to percolate underground.

What perecentage of the earth's water is found in rivers?

• 20%

• 10%

• 5%

• 1%

Water scarcity that is the result of inadequate natural water resources to supply a region's demand is known as..

• economic water scarcity

• physical water scarcity

• water stress

• United Nations

We looked at an example of dam construction and the formation of a lake which caused impact on a river regime. Which of these is the correct case study?

• Lake Aswan, Nasser Dam, Egypt

• Lake Nasser, Aswan Dam, Egypt

• Lake Nile, Nasser Dam, Egypt

• Lake Aswan, Nile Dam, Egypt

What is the edge of the river basin called?

• waterside

• waterway

• watershed

• water

The annual variation in discharge of a river is known as ....

• Water budget

• Water balance

• River regime

• Storm hydrograph