Objectives for Exam 1                                                                                         Dr. Sanders
(January 29, 2002)

Below is a compilation of the objectives for the first six class periods of the semester.  This material will be covered on the first exam, on January 29, 2002.

To be fully prepared for the exam, you should be able to do the following things:

  * Draw a diagram illustrating the processes and products of the hydrologic cycle.

  * Construct a water budget, listing inflows and outflows, for any hydrologic system.

  * Write the hydrologic equation for any hydrologic system.

  * Express hydrogeologically important quantities (length, area, volume, velocity, discharge, temperature) in several different
units of measurement.

* Use dimensional analysis (also known as the factor-label method) to solve quantitative hydrogeologic problems.

* Determine the correct number of significant figures to use in reporting the results of hydrogeologic calculations.

* Describe the instruments used to measure precipitation, evaporation, and evapotranspiration.

* Write a definition of the concept of drainage basin.

* Write in your own words a description of the meaning of Effective Uniform Depth (EUD).

* Use the arithmetic mean method to calculate EUD of precipitation for an area.

* Use the Thiessen method to determine EUD of precipitation for a map area.

* Find direction of overland flow and surface water flow for an area based on a topographic map.

* Use a topographic map to delineate the drainage basin for a particular point on a stream.

* Describe the instruments used to measure streamflow.

* Describe the components of the streamflow data published by the USGS.

* Construct a hydrograph for a runoff event.

* List and describe the characteristics of drainage basins and runoff events that control hydrograph shape, noting the effect of each characteristic on the shape of the hydrograph.

Updated January 24, 2002.