A.

Impact of the Processes of the Hydrological Cycle

Process Increase in Rate Decrease in Rate

Evaporation a) Evaporation to human life a) If the evaporation

is important because it decreases, humans may

removes the toxins and experience cold weather.

water from your body. The body requires less

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 have lower

which will eventually temperature.

evaporate off of the skin. b) Evaporation rate decreases

b) An increase rate of if the environment has a low

evaporation indicates an temperature. In other

increase in temperature. countries, winter signifies

If there is an increase in that evaporation decreases

temperature, water will because the atmosphere

evaporate rapidly. There has the capacity to hold

is a possibility that the moisture which are linked

water bodies will dry up. to cloud and snow

The level of the lake, formation. Winter occurs

river and even a glass of when the sun’s rays are to

water will decrease shallow that its rays are

faster. spread out causing it to

 minimize the amount of heat

experienced at any given

spot.

Condensation a) Humans experience an a) If condensation decreases

increase rate of in rate, humans may

condensation where one experience low pressure.

individual can see your Condensation is associated

breath as you exhale. The with evaporation. They

air leaving the lungs is have a direct relationship

much warmer that the that they will both

outside air temperature, increase. Low pressure

causing the water vapor means bad weather and

to condense. may undergo coldness of

b) If there is an increase rate 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

sometime results to a certain place, it indicated

 precipitation. that the weather is good.

Infiltration a) Humans may experience a) Humans may experience

flooding but are the warm phase of climate

beneficial to farmers. which is El Nino.

Because of too much b) Because of less water in

infiltration, the plants soil, it is possible for the

sowed by farmers needs soil to dry up and

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
 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 Positive Effect Negative Effect

Evaporation 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. Warm water

outside from where 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 pot which is hurricanes to grow stronger

therefore 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 photosynthesis. It soft and has less water support

also helps the plant to and the stem will no longer be

remove excessive water upright.

through transpiration pull.

Condensation It is necessary to our A product of condensation is a

weather and 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 in

equilibrium by

redistributing 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.