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19th March 2016, 10:10 AM
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| What Is The Water Cycle
Hello Sir myself siddharth what is water cycle, what is the process of this cycle, provide information on this?
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19th March 2016, 10:10 AM
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| Re: What Is The Water Cycle
The water cycle, also known as the hydrological cycle or the H2O cycle, describes the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth. Processes Precipitation Canopy interception Snowmelt Runoff Infiltration Subsurface flow Evaporation Sublimation Deposition Advection Condensation Transpiration Percolation Plate tectonics Residence times Antarctica 20,000 years Oceans 3,200 years Glaciers 20 to 100 years Seasonal snow cover 2 to 6 months Soil moisture 1 to 2 months Groundwater: shallow 100 to 200 years Groundwater: deep 10,000 years Lakes (see lake retention time) 50 to 100 years Rivers 2 to 6 months Atmosphere 9 days Human Activities That Alter The Water Cycle Include Agriculture Industry Alteration of the chemical composition of the atmosphere Construction of dams Deforestation and afforestation Removal of groundwater from wells Water abstraction from rivers Urbanization |
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