Which term describes the losses from the drainage basin?

Which term describes the losses from the drainage basin?

• A. Inputs
• B. Outputs
• C. Transfers
• D. Stores

Answer: (B)

The losses from a drainage basin are described as outputs. These are the ways water leaves the system, such as evaporation and transpiration moving water from land and water bodies to the atmosphere, and river discharge carrying water out of the basin boundaries. Outputs contrast with inputs (water entering the basin, like rainfall) and stores (water held in the basin, such as soil moisture and groundwater) as well as transfers (internal movements between stores, like infiltration or runoff within the basin). In a simple water balance, outputs represent the water leaving the system alongside any change in storage.

The losses from a drainage basin are described as outputs. These are the ways water leaves the system, such as evaporation and transpiration moving water from land and water bodies to the atmosphere, and river discharge carrying water out of the basin boundaries. Outputs contrast with inputs (water entering the basin, like rainfall) and stores (water held in the basin, such as soil moisture and groundwater) as well as transfers (internal movements between stores, like infiltration or runoff within the basin). In a simple water balance, outputs represent the water leaving the system alongside any change in storage.