Exam code: 4GE1
State one store in the hydrological cycle.
Identify the meaning of the term river regime.
variation in river discharge throughout the year
variation in river discharge over a day
variation in river discharge over a month
variation in river discharge throughout the week
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Explain one method of water transfer in the hydrological cycle.
Identify the definition of the hydrological cycle.
an open system made up of stores and transfers
a closed system made up of only stores
a closed system made up of stores and transfers
an open system made up of only transfers
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Identify the meaning of the term river discharge.
the average speed of water in a river at one place at any one time
the volume of water in a river at one place at any one time
the average depth of a river at one place
the average width of a river at one place
State one feature of a drainage basin.
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Identify the meaning of the term drainage basin.
an area of land where water is stored
an area of land where water levels vary
an area of land where flooding occurs
an area of land drained by a river
Explain the term lag time.
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State one physical factor that affects river discharge.
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Identify one transfer in the hydrological cycle
Groundwater
Infiltration
Interception
Lake
Identify the statement that best defines evapotranspiration
Loss of water from the ground from water stores and plants
Movement of water through the soil
Loss of water from the atmosphere into other stores
Movement of water over the ground into other stores
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Identify the best definition of a watershed
A boundary of a drainage basin
Bend in a river
Where a river meets the sea
Where two rivers meet
Identify the best definition of a river mouth
Bend in a river
Starting point of a river
Where two rivers meet
Where a river meets the sea
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State one transfer of the hydrological cycle
State one store in the hydrological cycle
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Study Figure 1b below
Identify the feature of the storm hydrograph labelled X
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Identify one physical factor that affects river regimes.
amount of rainfall
building a reservoir
building a football stadium
size of river mouth
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Identify the best definition of the term evaporation.
any form of water that falls from the sky
the emission of water vapour from leaves
water changing from a gas to a liquid
water changing from a liquid to a gas
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Identify the best definition of a river source.
a smaller river that joins a larger river
where the river meets the sea
where the river starts
where two rivers meet
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Study Figure 1b in the Resource Booklet.
Identify the feature of the storm hydrograph labelled X.
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Identify the best definition of the term precipitation.
any form of water that falls from the sky
the emission of water vapour from leaves
water changing from a gas to a liquid
water changing from a liquid to a gas
Explain one way temperature can affect river regimes
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Study Figure 1a which shows two storm hydrographs
Suggest two physical factors that affect the differences in lag time
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Explain how urban land use can affect river regimes
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Study Figure 1a.
Explain two transfers in the hydrological cycle shown.
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Explain how one physical factor can affect river regimes.
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Explain one way dams can affect river regimes.
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Study Figure 1c below
Analyse the factors that affect the river regime shown in figure 1c
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