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[Week 1] - Water Discussion

Part A - After reading your textbook (and watching the videos), answer any ONE from the numbered list below. (Part A is worth 10 points):

[Look for questions that have not been addressed yet, and answer those first. Thank you.]

The chapters from the textbook will be provided as a pdf each week. Beyond the textbook you can also use reputable online sources.

[You will need to write more than a couple of sentences to earn these points. Visit here to see the discussion board rubric}

Your word count for PART A must be more than 300 words.

1. Regarding the properties of water: Explain covalent bonds and hydrogen bonds, why are they important? What is significant about water at 4 degrees Centigrade?
2. Through Figure 2.5 and Table 2.1, what can we learn about freshwater and the accessible quantities available to humans? What are the oldest sources of water?
3. What is a watershed? How is it delineated? (How are the borders determined?)
4. Explain Figure 2.22 and explain how it relates to Figure 2.25.
5. Explain the following terminology: Headwaters, Tributaries, Confluence and Thalweg. And, in relation to river morphology explain Figure 3.4.
6. Explain what a river discharge is? What is the equation? What is the measurement? In the US which water agency is responsible for river flow data?

Part B - Look at the responses in Part A, add value to ONE. (Please note that Part B is worth 5 points.)

When responding, consider advancing the discussion through:

• Reading other reputable articles (on the topic that interests you) and/or
• Bringing in other elements not yet introduced, and/or
• Providing a suggestion for improvement, and/or
• Ideas for follow-up questions that they might use as part of the discussion.

Your word count for PART B must be more than 100 words.

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