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1.
Hydrology is a study of water
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a) Occurence
b) Distribution
c) Movement
d) a) and b)
e) a), b), and c)
2.
A hydrologic budget or water balance analysis of a watershed can give information on:
- Choose an answer -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Baseflow
b) Fishery
c) Flood Peaks
d) a) and b)
e) a), b), and c)
3.
The average rainfall depth for a catchment with multiple rainfall records can be determined by:
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a) The arithmetic average of the rainfall measurements
b) The Thiessen polygon method
c) The Muskingham method
d) a) and b)
e) a), b) and c)
4.
Evaporation of a water surface is dependent upon
- Choose an answer -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Solar radiation
b) Wind
c) Shape of the water body
d) a) and b)
e) a), b) and c)
5.
Transpiration is dependent upon
- Choose an answer -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Solar radiation
b) Wind
c) Vegetation
d) a) and b)
e) a), b), and c)
6.
Watershed characteristics which affect runoff are
- Choose an answer -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Stream pattern
b) River channel and basin gradient
c) Elevation of the river with respect to sea level
d) a) and b)
e) a), b), and c)
7.
A streamflow hydrograph can be divided into the following components
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a) Direct surface runoff
b) Baseflow
c) Channel precipitation
d) a) and b)
e) a), b), c)
8.
Hydrologic routing is based upon
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a) The equation of continuity
b) The conservation of momentum
c) The conservation of energy
d) a) and b)
e) a), b), and c)
9.
Precipitation can be measured by
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a) Recording tipping gauges
b) Radar
c) Satellite
d) a) and b)
e) a), b), and c)
10.
A rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curve is typically used for
- Choose an answer -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Single event analysis of runoff
b) Continuous event analysis of runoff
c) Annual average analysis of runoff
d) a) and b)
e) a), b), and c)
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