Essentials of Geology (Fifth Edition)
Essentials of Geology (Fifth Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780393263398
Author: Stephen Marshak
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 14, Problem 1RQ
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The role of streams during a hydrological cycle.

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Answer to Problem 1RQ

Streams carry water on the surface of the ground from high lands and allow them to merge to a sea.

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A hydrological cycle, also known as water cycle, deals with the continuous circulation of water on, above, and below the surface of the earth.

Streams receive the water from the outlets of ponds and lakes, from the base of melting glaciers. But most of the water enters the stream from underground. The weight of the new rainfall exerts pressure on the soil moisture. This squeeze backs the moisture back to the surface. Also, if the surface of the stream is lying to the level below the water table, the water enters the stream from the ground.

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