Evapotranspiration

Question 0

Transpiration is the

Answer 0

Movement of water through the leaves.
Water is drawn to plant roots from soil moisture and moves through the plant to the leaves.
Water is passed as vapour through the small pores (stomata) on the underside of the leaf.

Question 1

Evapotranspiration is the

Answer 1

Evaporation of water from wet vegetation, combined with water lost from the plant through the leaves as water vapour.

Question 2

Evapotranspiration is discouraged by (3)

Answer 2

Stomatal resistance,
Aerodynamic resistance,
Canopy resistance.

Question 3

The Penman-Montheith formula expresses evaportranspiration in terms of

Answer 3

Humidity,
Available radiant energy,
Vegetational resistance.