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A. Impact of the Processes of the Hydrological Cycle Process Evaporation

Increase in Rate a) Evaporation to human life a) If

Decrease in Rate the evaporation

is important because it

decreases,

removes the toxins and

experience cold weather.

water from your body.

The

One example is sweating.

energy which implies that

The body needs to exert

the molecules left on the

an effort in order to sweat

body

which

temperature.

will

eventually

evaporate off of the skin. b) An

increase

rate

of

humans

body

may

requires

have

less

lower

b) Evaporation rate decreases if the environment has a low

evaporation indicates an

temperature.

increase in temperature.

countries, winter signifies

If there is an increase in

that evaporation decreases

temperature, water will

because

evaporate rapidly. There

has the capacity to hold

is a possibility that the

moisture which are linked

water bodies will dry up.

to

The level of the lake,

formation.

river and even a glass of

when the sun’s rays are to

water

shallow that its rays are

faster.

will

decrease

the

cloud

In

other

atmosphere

and

snow

Winter

occurs

spread out causing it to

minimize the amount of heat experienced at any given spot. Condensation

a) Humans experience an increase

rate

of

a) If condensation decreases in

rate,

humans

may

condensation where one

experience low pressure.

individual can see your

Condensation is associated

breath as you exhale. The

with

air leaving the lungs is

have a direct relationship

much warmer that the

that

outside air temperature,

increase.

causing the water vapor

means bad weather and

to condense.

may undergo coldness of

b) If there is an increase rate

evaporation.

they

will Low

They

both

pressure

their body.

of condensation, there is

b) Condensation decreases if

also a larger formation of

there is less moisture in

clouds in the atmosphere.

are, that is why there are

The air containing water

no clouds in the sky and

vapor rises and cools

there would be no rainfall.

which

will

cause

the

In addition, if there is a

clouds

to

form

and

high pressure occurring in

to

a certain place, it indicated

sometime

results

precipitation. Infiltration

that the weather is good.

a) Humans may experience flooding

but

beneficial Because

to of

infiltration,

are farmers.

too the

a) Humans may experience the warm phase of climate which is El Nino.

much

b) Because of less water in

plants

soil, it is possible for the

sowed by farmers needs

soil

a lot of water in order to

eventually crack.

produce food. b) An

increase

rate

of

infiltration may cause the soil to erode because water infiltrates the soil which

will

gradually

move

vertically

and

horizontally through the soil

and

subsurface

materials. In mountainous areas, if the trees cannot hold the soil because of too much water, there would be a possibility

to

dry

up

and

that

it

would

cause

landslide. Runoff

a) Humans may encounter heavy rainfall which will result to larger and faster rising floods. b) It may cause landslide in mountainous if there are less trees.

B. Effects of Progress and Development to the Hydrological Cycle Processes Elements Evaporation

Positive Effect Negative Effect Water is in earthen pots It may dry out water bodies. because

water

seeps Evaporation may also lead to

through the pores on to the hurricane. outside

from

where

Warm

water

it provides fuel for hurricanes

evaporates fast due to large and a warming atmosphere surface area. The latent heat causes

more

evaporation,

is required for evaporation meaning more water available is taken from the water for precipitation. It also allows within

the

therefore

pot

which

is hurricanes to grow stronger

cooled. potentially

increasing

wind

Evaporation also produces a speed. cooling

effect

and

the

temperature drops. It helps things get colder Transpiration

It is necessary for plant life If the cells of the plant lose too because

it

provides

the much water, they shrink and

plant the amount of water become flaccid and the leaves needed to manufacture food will wilt. The plant becomes during also

photosynthesis.

helps

remove

the

It soft and has less water support

plant

excessive

to and the stem will no longer be

water upright.

through transpiration pull. Condensation

It

is

weather

necessary and

to

our A product of condensation is a

climate fog. Fog may invite accident if

because it is responsible for it appears on a roadway. cloud

formation.

Clouds

regulate the radiant energy entering on earth. Precipitation

It

supplies

freshwater Too much precipitation may

resources and it makes the lead to flooding. Too little amount and duration of both precipitation can result in dry water

level

and

water soil,

shallow

streams

and

quality high within estuary. shortages of municipal water It also helps to support supplies. plants growth and help to keep

the

earth

equilibrium redistributing

in by

water

from

the oceans. Infiltration

It replenishes water in soil The soil moves downslope as and is desirable for plant runoff on sloping

land

or

growth. Water in soil is used ponds on the surface of the by plants in life functions level land. and leaf transpiration. Runoff

It keeps rivers and lakes full Runoff

carries

nutrients,

of water and it changes the chemicals and soil with it, landscape by the action of resulting to soil productivity, erosion. It carries pollutants off site sedimentation of water through its path.

bodies and diminishes water quality. It may cause soil erosion, flooding and will kill upland plants.