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The top of the groundwater zone is called
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How much energy is required for evapotranspiration to take place?
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Water freezes at Degree Celsius
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is the movement of water from precipitation into the soil layer
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___ and ___ are examples of natural phenomena in water quality
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precipitation is more than 5mm in diameter
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The ocean which lies around the North Pole and covers an area of 14 million square kilometres is
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discharge is the volume of water flowing past a fixed point within a fixed unit of time
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gives direct measurement of evaporation
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Typical groundwater flow velocities lie in the range of
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The is the largest of all the oceans covering about onethird of the earth’s surface
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_ is the contamination of water bodies by nutrients which can be harmful to organisms and plants
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s a term used to describe the flow of water from precipitation over the land
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The more the available, the greater the rate if evapotranspiration
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Interflow is another name for
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s a system of interconnected water bodies
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19. Water boils at
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Evaporation and are the two processes that move water from the Earth’s surface to its atmosphere
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usually generates by frontal lifting associated with midlatitude cyclones
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The ocean is the largest waterbody covering about one-third of the earth’s surface.
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A process by which water is captured by plants and then it returns to the atmosphere via evaporation or sublimation is referred to as
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is common to mid and high altitudes
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The more the available, the greater the rate of evapotranspiration.
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Water freezes at degree Celsius
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The surface flow of water to areas of lower elevation is
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In the USA,the Act of the Federal Rivers prohibits the disposal of any waste matter in the nation’s water bodies except a permit is obtained
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The supply of freshwater on earth is entirely due to the cycle
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is the movement of water from precipitation into the soil layer.
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A type of fog which develops during the evening hours is fog
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Movement of water in the soil is not controlled by
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monitors water quality in Nigeria
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Stream stage is the of the water surface above an established datum plane
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Freezing rain occurs at temperatures below
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In order to develop a stream stage rating curve, the stream flow must be measured at stages
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falls from the atmosphere to the surface with a diameter of 0
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___ relates water level to an associated stream flow
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An aquifer is polluted by leaking fuel through the
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is the instrument used to measure evapotranspiration
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are usually called the “headwaters”
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The ocean which is the oldest and most important seaway in the world, separating the continents of Africa and Europe is
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A farmer can calculate the water needs of crops by determining the
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