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What you should know by the end of this lesson:
What you should know by the end of this lesson:
Key features of the drainage basin
The key features of the water cycle
Inputs
Transfers
Storage
Outputs
Background
Background
The hydrological cycle is sometimes more simply known as the water cycle.
While this is constantly happening everywhere on our planet, when studying it we try and focus it down to the processes which occur in 1 drainage basin.
A drainage basin is part of the hydrological cycle and may be viewed as an individual system with inputs, storage, transfers and outputs.
It is literally in the name, think of a basin. When you turn the tap on (input), it then moves, splashes and sits in the basin (transfer and storage) before flowing down the plughole (output).
Drainage Basin - Features
Drainage Basin - Features
Digital Workbook and Paper Jotter
Work Booklet Task 1 (Page 2)
Annotate the features of the drainage basin on the diagram
Note down the definitions of each feature
Drainage Basin - Input, storage, transfers & outputs
Drainage Basin - Input, storage, transfers & outputs
Digital Workbook and Paper Jotter
Work booklet Task 2: Page 3 & 4
Copy the table out into the blank table on page 4
Highlight each colour if it is an Input, Output, Transfer or Storage.
Add definitions for the phrases you do not understand.
Input: There is only one-way water is input into a drainage basin, precipitation
Storage: The water can be held within the system by lochs, soil and vegetation
Transfer: This is the movement of water through the system. It can take place above the surface, on the surface or below the surface of the ground
Output: When the moisture leaves the system, this happens by evaporation, transpiration or outflow
Well done you have finished lesson 1 of Hydrosphere
Well done you have finished lesson 1 of Hydrosphere
Return to the topic launch page and attempt the lesson quiz
Return to the topic launch page and attempt the lesson quiz
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