Practice Definition And Importance Of Evaporation In Hydrology (17.1) - Evaporimeters and Analytical Methods of Evaporation Estimation

Practice: Definition and Importance of Evaporation in Hydrology

Lesson 17.1Evaporimeters and Analytical Methods of Evaporation Estimation

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Question 1.
What is evaporation?
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Think about water disappearing into the atmosphere.
Question 2.
List two factors that influence evaporation.
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Consider natural elements that affect water.
3Question 3.
What is evaporation?
- The process of raining
- Water changing from liquid to vapor
- Water freezing
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Think about what happens to puddles when the sun shines.
4Question 4.
True or False: Evaporation does not affect climate models.
- True
- False
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Consider the role of water in weather changes.
Question 5.
Given a reservoir that loses 100 square meters of water daily due to evaporation, calculate the annual water loss caused by evaporation.
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Think about multiplying the daily loss by the number of days in a year.
Question 6.
In a moderate climate, if the average evaporation rate is calculated to be 5mm/day, what is the total volume of water evaporated from a lake with an area of 1 hectare over one month?
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Don’t forget to convert mm to meters for the calculation!

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