Question

What was the runoff from precipitation on the property for areas with vegetation and roofed or paved areas over the past four months? What percent of total precipitation ran off of the property? Include data tables in your answer. Would you expect this percentage to be the same for the properties of other students in the class? Why or why not? What factors decide the percentage of runoff?

Answer 1

Higher percentage of runoff water is absorbed by the vegetation whereas 100 % of water runoff on the roofed area.

Step-by-step explanation:

Higher percentage of runoff water is absorbed by the vegetation and very little amount of runoff water is received on the end of vegetative cover while on the other hand, 100 percent of precipitation water runoff on the surface of roofed or paved area because no water is absorbed by the roof due to its solid surface. The percentage of runoff depends on the factors such as rainfall intensity, slope, soil water storage capacity, and infiltration rate.