ESS 424 FINAL REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
What is the approximate percentage of freshwater out of all water on the earth? -
ANSWER 3%
What are the Properties of water - ANSWER High specific heat
High surface tension- Polar
Density Anomaly
What component of the Hydrologic cycle describes the movement of moisture from a
free-water surface into the atmosphere? - ANSWER Evapotranspiration
What are the driving forces of the hydrologic cycle? - ANSWER Gravity
Earths rotation
Sun
What portion of the earths surface is covered in water? - ANSWER 75%
which hydrologic cycle element acts as a valve essentially controlling how fast water
moves? - ANSWER Infiltration
When air is warmer we can expect to get a drop in temp of how many degrees F per
1000ft in elevation - ANSWER 5.5
Which form of lifting is most responsible for the sporadic, intense short-duration
summer storms in east TN - ANSWER Convective
, Which of the following best describes the type of rainfall produced when a cold front
moves into a warm front? - ANSWER Heavy continuos rainfall
To determine the effect of rainfall on a chokepoint what aspect of a precipitation event
would be the most useful? - ANSWER Total Rainfall intensity
Rain fall intensity will________ with an inc. in are of interest. - ANSWER Go down
Rain fall intensity will ______ with an inc. in time period of interest - ANSWER go down
For general meteorology, the weather bureau suggests a rainfall gauge density of one
station every _______ km^2 - ANSWER 600
Under ideal circumstances i would like to set up a network of rain gauges - ANSWER on
a pattern
A typical "type II" storm event places approx. what % of the total rainfall depth during
the middle 10% of the storm. - ANSWER 50-60%
In knoxville, over 80% of storm events have a total precipitation depth of? - ANSWER 1
inch or less
Today practically speaking, we want to be able to estimate infiltration for - ANSWER Low
impact development
What are the 3 factors that control infiltration? - ANSWER Water supply at the surface
Surface conditions
Subsurface conditions
In the green-ampt infiltration model the adhesive forces are represented by? - ANSWER
ANSWERS 100% PASS
What is the approximate percentage of freshwater out of all water on the earth? -
ANSWER 3%
What are the Properties of water - ANSWER High specific heat
High surface tension- Polar
Density Anomaly
What component of the Hydrologic cycle describes the movement of moisture from a
free-water surface into the atmosphere? - ANSWER Evapotranspiration
What are the driving forces of the hydrologic cycle? - ANSWER Gravity
Earths rotation
Sun
What portion of the earths surface is covered in water? - ANSWER 75%
which hydrologic cycle element acts as a valve essentially controlling how fast water
moves? - ANSWER Infiltration
When air is warmer we can expect to get a drop in temp of how many degrees F per
1000ft in elevation - ANSWER 5.5
Which form of lifting is most responsible for the sporadic, intense short-duration
summer storms in east TN - ANSWER Convective
, Which of the following best describes the type of rainfall produced when a cold front
moves into a warm front? - ANSWER Heavy continuos rainfall
To determine the effect of rainfall on a chokepoint what aspect of a precipitation event
would be the most useful? - ANSWER Total Rainfall intensity
Rain fall intensity will________ with an inc. in are of interest. - ANSWER Go down
Rain fall intensity will ______ with an inc. in time period of interest - ANSWER go down
For general meteorology, the weather bureau suggests a rainfall gauge density of one
station every _______ km^2 - ANSWER 600
Under ideal circumstances i would like to set up a network of rain gauges - ANSWER on
a pattern
A typical "type II" storm event places approx. what % of the total rainfall depth during
the middle 10% of the storm. - ANSWER 50-60%
In knoxville, over 80% of storm events have a total precipitation depth of? - ANSWER 1
inch or less
Today practically speaking, we want to be able to estimate infiltration for - ANSWER Low
impact development
What are the 3 factors that control infiltration? - ANSWER Water supply at the surface
Surface conditions
Subsurface conditions
In the green-ampt infiltration model the adhesive forces are represented by? - ANSWER
