Flashcards on Hydrology and Water Management Terminology
Hydrology & Water Management Terminology: A Student Guide
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Hydrology and Water Management Vocabulary
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Card 1
Question: What does 'anticipate' mean in hydrology vocabulary?
Answer: To expect or foresee (očakávat).
Card 2
Question: Define 'aquifer'.
Answer: A water-bearing layer of rock or sediment (vodonosná vrstva, zvodeň).
Card 3
Question: What is a 'catchment'?
Answer: A drainage basin or watershed (povodí).
Card 4
Question: What does 'compacted earth' refer to?
Answer: Soil that has been compacted or densified (zhutnělá zemina).
Card 5
Question: What does 'conceive' mean in this vocabulary set?
Answer: To plan or intend; to think of (zamýšlet).
Card 6
Question: Define 'condense' and 'condensation'.
Answer: To change from vapor to liquid (srážet se); condensation is the process (zkapalnění).
Card 7
Question: What is a 'dam'?
Answer: A barrier built to hold back water; a reservoir structure (přehrada, hráz).
Card 8
Question: What type of dam is an 'arch dam'?
Answer: A curved (arch) dam (klenbová přehrada).
Card 9
Question: What is a 'buttress dam'?
Answer: A dam supported by buttresses or piers (pilířová přehrada).
Card 10
Question: Define 'embankment dam'.
Answer: A dam made from earth or rock fill (zemní přehrada).