Hydrologic Cycle: 97% of Earth’s water is stored in the oceans, evaporated then precipitated on land – some soaks in (infiltration), some flows over the land as streams (runoff), some evaporates back into the atmosphere and is transpired by plants, and some is stored in glaciers, but most returns to the oceans by streams Stream…
THUNDERSTORMS – Thunderstorms are the most common type of storm. – These bring heavy rain, thunder, lightning, hail, and the odd tornado. – Two conditions must exist for a thunderstorm to form: Moisture is needed to form clouds and rain. Warm air must be pushed up in the atmosphere to form large cumulus clouds – …
A flood occurs when a river overflows and due to environmental and/or human features and water flows onto the land surrounding it; also known as the floodplain. A floodplain is the flat piece land found beside and surrounding a stream of river that will be periodical flooded. Its features a floodway, which consists of a…