"The forests ensure regular seasonal rainfall for the whole are and at the same time moderate runoff"
2006-11-27 09:57:27 · 6 answers · asked by Amr R 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Runoff is the water that does not saturate the ground but rather enters streams and heads out for lower elevations. Forests and grasslands moderate runoff by securing the soil and preventing it from becoming solute with water and creating erosion.
2006-11-27 10:02:17 · answer #1 · answered by Scottyboy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First understand that the word "moderate" is a verb here, meaning "limit in scope or effect". So the sentence reads "forests....limit runoff." The runoff is the rapid outflow of water from natural sources - rain or snow melt.
2006-11-27 18:06:01 · answer #2 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The runoff is the rain that pools and 'runs off' the land.
2006-12-04 21:58:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
saying that the water will "run off". runoff is the water receding from its landing point to the lowest ground it can. its saying that this place has a decent amount of runoff
2006-11-27 18:00:03 · answer #4 · answered by montana1445 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When there is so much water that it can no longer penetrate the ground (that is called the saturation point), it must flow away. That is runoff.
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2006-11-27 19:40:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The extra water from the rain that gathers in streams/rivers.
2006-11-27 18:00:07 · answer #6 · answered by bustylaroo99 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋